Cooler Weather May Slow Washington Wildfire

Firefighters made progress on Sunday in slowing a massive wildfire in Washington state that has raged unchecked for nearly a week, and there are cooler temperatures and lighter winds in the forecast this week for the wild-fire stricken state. The Carlton Complex fire has raged unchecked for nearly a week, destroying between 80 and 150 homes and charring a wide swath of wilderness east of the Cascade Mountains. Containment efforts were aided by cooler weather and slowing winds, allowing...

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