Oregon governor declares emergency as wildfire threatens homes

[WorldNews]

(Reuters) - Oregon’s governor invoked the state’s so-called Emergency Conflagration Act on Monday, mobilizing additional resources as a fast-growing wildfire threatened 275 homes in a rural area of the state. Since the Dry Gulch Fire erupted in eastern Oregon on Saturday, it has charred more than 20,000 acres in dry, windy conditions, prompting officials to evacuate more than 100 homes on Monday. "With homes and lives in the balance, we must quickly devote the resources and coordination needed,” said Brown, who called on the state fire marshal to send additional equipment and firefighters to assist the local battle against the blaze.

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