The Lower Sugarloaf Fire is the largest fire burning in Washington at 30,000 acres and is only 27% contained. The Labor Mountain Fire has grown to 17,181 acres.
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — The Lower Sugarloaf fire has surged past 30,000 acres, becoming the largest wildfire currently burning in Washington state as worsening conditions under a Red Flag Warning bring the possibility of fast growth.
The blaze, sparked by lightning on Sept. 1, has grown rapidly in the past week and remains only 27% contained as of Thursday.
Nancy West told KING 5 on Sept. 23 that the drought Washington is facing has made conditions
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