July 5, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Irrigon residents cheer on 'needed' wildfire
File photo By Associated Press
IRRIGON, Ore. (AP) - A small number of people were evacuated from their homes near Irrigon after a fire at the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge threatened them.
The Red Cross sheltered about a dozen people before residents went home about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters say they used water and then a counterfire to control the blaze. No injuries or personal property was reported lost. Wildlife habitat was damaged, though. The East Oregonian reported that some residents took precautions for their houses - and then got together in a driveway with a cooler of beers to watch the fire. Resident Doug Daniels says the neighbors have been pressing for a controlled burn to rid the area of fuel. He says they were glad to see the fire take care of that. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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