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Lawyers claim the wildfire that destroyed more than four dozen homes and nearly 100 other structures in Wasco County earlier this month was sparked by a braking Union Pacific freight train. The Rowena ...
F ueled by wind gusts and dry conditions in the Columbia River Gorge, the Rowena Fire quickly grew to 3,500 acres by Thursday morning, forcing many nearby residents to evacuate their homes overnight.
The Rowena Fire burns on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge northwest of The Dalles on Wednesday night, June 11, 2025. Hundreds of people were under evacuation orders and officials closed ...
Rowena Fire in Columbia River Gorge was human-caused, officials say. Published: Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM PDT Officials reported Thursday morning that the Rowena Fire in the Columbia Gorge ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on June 11 for the Rowena Fire west of The Dalles, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge. The fire, which started […] ...
The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month ...
The Rowena Fire that closed Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday has grown to 3,800 acres as of Friday morning, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal.. Interstate 84 is open ...
THE DALLES, Ore. — The Rowena Fire continues to burn aggressively across the Columbia River Gorge, destroying at least 20 homes and scorching more than 3,500 acres since it erupted Wednesday ...
As thick smoke from the Rowena fire began to fill the air Wednesday afternoon, Cheryl Ragar, executive director of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, took a head count of everybody ...
A wildfire near Rowena Crest in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge has closed I-84 between Mosier and The Dalles. An evacuation order is in effect.
THE DALLES, Ore. (KATU) — Fueled by wind gusts and dry conditions in the Columbia River Gorge, the Rowena Fire quickly grew to 3,500 acres by Thursday morning, forcing many nearby residents to ...
THE DALLES, Ore. — The Rowena Fire continues to burn aggressively across the Columbia River Gorge, destroying at least 20 homes and scorching more than 3,500 acres since it erupted Wednesday ...