SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — A spokesman for fire crews battling a wildfire in the rugged mountain forests of central Oregon says the Rooster Rock fire is about 20 percent contained.
As of Tuesday night, the fire is estimated to have burned across about 4 square miles of the Deschutes National Forest and private lands about six miles south of Sisters. One storage outbuilding burned Monday evening.
Fire spokesman Bill Queen says only four to six homes are under mandatory evacuation orders, rather than the 30 homes reported earlier.
Queen says the fire remained active into the evening Tuesday. Ground crews planned to continue building fire line throughout the night. In all, 325 people are now assigned to fight the fire.
The fire was reported Monday. Its cause is under investigation.
