Wildfire in Gilliam County, Oregon

Wildfire July 12, 1998 · Gilliam County, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

A range fire started near Blalock when a bird caused an arch between two power lines. In the process of resetting the power, a line sparked which caused another fire that eventually burnt a couple hundred acres of wheat, several outbuildings and grain storage facilities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5657599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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