More Evacuations as Montana Wildfires Spread

WOLF CREEK,Mont.-Campers and residents of another 60 homes were told to evacuateTuesday after a fire in a wilderness area grew to about 23 square miles.A day after residents of about 20 homes were asked to leave, officials ordered the evacuation of the additional homes in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness.Campgrounds on the north shore of Holter Lake were closed.The latest evacuations were ordered after the fire "blew up" and crept to within a quarter-mile of one of the campgrounds,Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Cheryl Liedle said.Meanwhile,in northern Idaho,an 81-square-mile blaze was threatening as many as 100 buildings but had been allowed to advance into the Hells Canyon Wilderness area,away from homes.Crews made progress and fire lines appeared to be holding, Jodi Kramer,a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman,said Tuesday evening. The blaze isn't expected to be fully contained until mid-October."We're feeling pretty good about the day,"she said,adding that crews were preparing for a cold front with stronger winds later in the week.The fire was about 30 percent contained Tuesday but was expected to grow to the north and northeast,said Bonney McNabb,fire information officer.Large fires were also active Tuesday in California,Oregon,Washington,Wyoming,Michigan and Florida,the National Interagency Fire Center reported.As of Tuesday,wildfires had charred 5 million acres, or more than 7,800 square miles,the center reported,compared with 5.6 million acres by the same date last year...
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