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Alert in the US: Huge fire in Oregon – Thousands are being evacuated from their homes

State agencies are on alert USA from huge fire which is in progress at Oregonas the authorities sent a signal for thousands of residents of the area to leave their homes.

As reported by Agence France-Presse, nearly 350,000 acres have burned from the fire that has been named Cedar Creek Firewhich it has quadrupled in size in four days and is raging in two counties in central Oregon, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Service (NWCG).

More than 2,000 residents and 400 commercial buildings are threatened from the fire. At the same time, for a few days the authorities have activated the third level of their evacuation plan in some areas, which means that in these areas the danger is immediate and that the residents must leave them immediately.

In fact, smoke from the fire has covered the area and affected air quality, the NWCG said.


Source: News Beast

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