Brush fire near Columbia River town prompts evacuations

Authorities are asking some residents to evacuate after a brush fire broke out Wednesday afternoon near Mosier.

The

Wasco County Sheriff’s Office

issued a Level 3 “Go Now!” evacuation order about 5 p.m. for the area of Cherry Hill Drive and Kingdom Street in Mosier.

The brush fire was reported an hour earlier near the Columbia River Gorge town about 60 miles east of

Portland

, according to the sheriff’s office.

Fire officials said the blaze was about 2.5 acres. It was reported just south of town above the retirement center.

Areas immediately east and west of the Level 3 area from First Avenue to Kingdom Street and a small stretch between U.S. 30 and State Road are under a Level 2 order to get ready to evacuate.

Friends of the Columbia Gorge

wrote in a post

that the Mosier Plateau Trail is closed.

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Zaeem Shaikh covers the Portland Police Bureau and criminal justice issues for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-221-4323,


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