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Grant County Sheriff’s Office/courtesy photo
A firetruck and a support helicopter as seen from the fire’s western edge along Lower Crab Creek Road.

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Highway 243 Fire now estimated at almost 19,000 acres
June 4, 2019 9:48 p.m.

Highway 243 Fire now estimated at almost 19,000 acres

ROYAL CITY — Hundreds of firefighters from across the state have been deployed to the Highway 243 Fire, hunkering down in a Royal City park as the sun set and the second day of attack began on the largest wildfire in Washington so far this year.