FIRE REPORT: Yakima Valley fire threatens town, Pioneer Fire swells again
The Beam Road Fire in the Yakima Valley threatened homes and crops Saturday, but by Monday was partially contained and all evacuation notices had been downgraded to level 1.
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MOSES LAKE — Evacuation notices for the Yakima Valley town of Zillah were downgraded Monday to level 1 as crews fight the Beam Road Fire, which flared up Saturday afternoon. The fire was 42% contained at 8,542 acres, and costs were estimated at $1.5 million, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. State fire assistance was mobilized Saturday to fight the blaze, which spread rapidly in high winds and dry grass and threatened homes, crops, main power lines and livestock.
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