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There is currently no estimated time for when the highway will reopen.

The area had a high potential for growth and could have escalated quickly.

The suspect was arrested back in 2020 for a different arson incident and was recently released.

On Aug. 31, evacuation levels were dropped one level down and then on Sep. 2, all evacuation notices were dropped and roads were reopened.

The heat and increased winds also made firefighting efforts more difficult.

Fire crews working are monitoring the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest for additional fires caused by this week’s thunderstorm activity.

A family of four were transported off the highway after their car caught fire on Blewett Pass Friday afternoon.

A pickup is destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday at Bauer’s Landing, which is eight miles north of Orondo. The Orondo Fire Department was called to the scene at about 2:45 AM to find a fully engulfed pickup truck with a ski boat and trailer attached. C...

Around 7:50 a.m., the truck driver noticed smoke coming out of his trailer and pulled over to the side of milepost 74 and detached from the trailer.

Washington State trooper Jeremy Weber said the fire spread to the size of a football field before it was extinguished.