Wildfires

The fire was reported at about 2:55 p.m. in the area of North 6th Avenue near U.S. Highway 12.

Yakima County Sheriff's deputies and other authorities from the area were called to the fire Thursday afternoon.

The fire that started on July 30th from a lightning strike is now at 4,025 acres up from 3,653 on Wednesday. The fire is 30 percent contained.

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The fire was first reported at 300 acres near the center of the training facility.

Bill Dean with the State Department of Natural Resources says the fire remains at 10 percent containment but it's grown from 2,250 on Tuesday to 2,655 acres Thursday.

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says the first was reported at about 2:20 a.m. in a dumpster in the 800 block of North First Street. After dousing that fire firefighters were called to the 100 block of East I Street.

The fire is still estimated at 2,250 acres with 10 percent containment.

Fire officials say they hope to have the fire fully contained by September 1.

The Yakima Fire Department responded to 2 separate fires at almost the same time around 1:44 a.m. Saturday.