MABTON — State emergency managers have mobilized to help local firefighters battling a wildfire in Klickitat County, about eight miles south of Mabton.
The state fire marshal’s office says the fire broke out at 4 p.m. Tuesday and threatened about 20 homes.
The state is sending four wildland fire engines, water tenders and a helicopter.
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