Meanwhile, the Beachie Creek Fire, located in the Santiam Canyon west of Detroit, had burned more than 190,000 acres and was 15% contained as of Tuesday afternoon, according to OEM.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Beachie Creek Fire claimed at least five lives, decimated thousands of structures and scorched nearly 200,000 acres. So how did a relatively small fire, smoldering in the ...

Riverside Fire (134,575 acres. 0 percent contained. 172,972 structures threatened), Beachie Creek Fire (188,374 acres. 0 percent contained. 37,032 structures threatened), Lionshead Fire (168,097 ...

The Beachie Creek Fire had burned more than 190,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to InciWeb. On Sunday, officials said a merger of the two fires is not imminent.

The fire, which started in the Opal Creek wilderness about six miles north of Detroit, has burned nearly 200,000 acres. Only 38 percent contained, and authorities estimate it will be October 31 ...

TOPSHOT – The melted sign of the Oak Park Motel destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire is seen in Gates, east of Salem, Oregon on September 13, 2020.

The Beachie Creek Fire originated in the Opal Creek Wilderness, located in in Marion County, Ore., in mid-August 2020, most likely ignited by lightning and remained small for weeks.

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The original Beachie Creek Fire had remained small for weeks and was still about 15 miles away as the crow flies. “They did say: this might be your only warning.