GEORGE — Grant County officials say a weekend wildfire that burned within three miles of the Gorge Amphitheatre was started when a campfire got out of control.
Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kyle Foreman said Monday that the fire, which is under control, has been ruled accidental.
Foreman says boaters told authorities they came ashore Sunday afternoon to start a fire in a fire ring to barbecue, but the wind picked up and the fire got out of hand.
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