3 Firefighters Killed When Truck Plunges
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A fire engine fighting wildfires in Klamath National Forest tumbled 800 feet off a steep dirt road into a ravine near the California line, killing three firefighters, officials said.
Two others survived the plunge, but their conditions were not known. The deaths brought to 12 the number of firefighters killed fighting blazes in the West this summer.
Meanwhile, a wildfire near the Columbia River port town of The Dalles had grown to 12,000 acres and burned to within inches of some rural buildings.
The fire, which was started by lightning, was about 55% contained.
Residents of 250 homes had been urged to evacuate since the fire flared Thursday and spread into rural subdivisions about three miles south of The Dalles.
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