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Oregon misstated evacuation figures in chaos of wildfires

| September 23, 2020 3:06 PM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As wildfires raged across Oregon, state officials sent out a statement saying 500,000 people had been evacuated to escape encroaching flames.

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