Tractor Operator Dies Trying To Suppress Oregon Wildfire

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say it appears a tractor operator died while trying to restrain a wildfire that scorched 70 square miles (181 kilometers) in little more than 24 hours in the Pacific Northwest. The blaze east of Portland, Oregon, and near the city of The Dalles started Tuesday and spread into a rural farming area with vast wheat fields. Authorities found one person dead Wednesday near a burned-out tractor.

 

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