FIRE REPORT: Fire closes one side of I-82, Cowlitz Complex expected to slow down
Flames and charred sagebrush mark the site of the Tendollar fire that was burning along I-82 Sunday.
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Crews battle the Tendollar fire along I-82 between Yakima and Ellensburg Sunday. A variety of vehicles are used throughout Washington to deal with different types of fires from burning shrub-steppe to mountainous forests.
MOSES LAKE — The 182-acre Tendollar fire that sprang up Sunday on I-82 between Yakima and Ellensburg was 40% contained Monday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Costs were estimated at $150,000. The fire briefly closed the eastbound lanes of the freeway, according to the Washington Department of Transportation.
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