Brush Fire In Lower Valley Grows Before It Was Contained

A big brush fire kept firefighters busy in the Lower Yakima Valley on Monday. Firefighters were called to property Northeast of Zillah after an agricultural burn turned into a wildfire. Yakima County Fire District #5 Captain Ken Robillard, says the fire started as a controlled slash burn and then spread to dry brush and then moved uphill quickly pushed by a 10 mph wind. About 50 firefighters responded, including firefighters from the Upper Valley, Wapato, Sunnyside and Yakima County Fire Districts #4 and #5. The fire happened on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management  and Robillard said that it burned 1,300 before it was brought under control and fully contained at about 6:30 p.m. Monday night.