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Evacuated residents near John Day get to go home

By Associated Press
Published: September 2, 2015, 6:43pm

JOHN DAY, Ore. — Firefighters battling a destructive wildfire near John Day are allowing people who have been evacuated for weeks to return to their homes.

The last evacuation alerts were lifted Wednesday, but residents in several neighborhoods were told to be ready to leave on short notice.

The fire has destroyed 43 homes and burned more than 165 square miles. It is 52 percent contained.

Crews were hopeful that cooler, more humid conditions Wednesday would allow firefighters to control the flames and strengthen their containment lines.

• WASHINGTON:

In north-central Washington, the largest wildfire in state history was 45 percent contained after destroying 231 square miles.

More than 2,000 firefighters are working on the two big groups of fires that have burned more than 140 residences.

Many other homes are still under evacuation orders.

Firefighters on Wednesday worked on building fire lines around the blazes and mopping up hot spots inside their borders.

• IDAHO:

Fire crews are aggressively working to prevent flames from expanding on a 3-week-old blaze in west-central Idaho that has already burned 143 square miles of dry timber.

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