Newell Road Fire 20% Contained

Containment of the Newell Road Fire is now listed at 20 percent, as crews continue to make progress on the 56,143 acre blaze in eastern Klickitat County.  Dave Robertson of Northwest Washington Interagency Management Team 8 says strong winds Monday afternoon and evening led to activity in the northwest corner of the fire, but crews during the night were able to make good progress.  Robertson says there was very little fire activity in other locations on Monday, with crews mopping up a couple of flare-ups in the southwest corner.  He added today’s weather forecast is favorable for continued progress.  Klickitat County Emergency Management this morning dropped the evacuation advisory for Roosevelt from Level 2 to Level 1, while all other evacuation levels remain the same.  Detailed evacuation area maps are available at the Klickitat County Emergency Management Facebook page.  Highway 14 is closed between Highway 97 and Interstate 82 due to the fire.  A community town hall meeting on the fire will take place this evening at 6 p.m. at Goldendale Middle School.  The meeting can also be accessed online through the Newell Road Fire Facebook page.

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