Washington wildfire closes summer camps, trails
NACHES, Wash. (AP) – Children attending summer camps and others have been told to leave immediately as a wildfire burns in a wilderness area in south-central Washington state.
The fire is burning about 3 miles east of the White Pass Ski Area ,within the Goat Rocks Wilderness. It was started by lightning and was reported Monday.
The Herald-Republic says about 400 children and employees at camps in the Clear Lake area were evacuated Tuesday.
The U.S. Forest Service has put in place a closure of the White Pass and Clear Lake areas because the fire is burning close to popular trails, campgrounds and homes. It has scorched about 30 acres.
District ranger Kelly Lawrence says the closure is needed because fires burning across the U.S. West have exhausted resources and it’s been difficult to staff the so-call Miriam fire.
