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A truck sprays water where a fire broke out between Ephrata and Moses Lake on Monday. An incident commander at the scene said firefighters were lucky that a gravel road acted as a firebreak to prevent multiple fires from spreading.

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Multiple fires sparked along SR17 on Monday
July 18, 2022 5:32 p.m.

Multiple fires sparked along SR17 on Monday

GRANT COUNTY — A series of small fires broke out along the westbound lane of SR 17 between Moses Lake and Ephrata Monday afternoon, prompting a major callout of firefighters from Grant County Fire District 5 and Grant County Fire District 13, according to a GCFD5 commander on scene.