New fire near Bayview grows to 250 acres

A wildfire in Bonner County near Bayview grew today to about 250 acres in heavy timber. The Three Sisters fire broke out Tuesday afternoon edged within a mile of homes, the Idaho Department of Lands said. About 225 firefighters are working the blaze this evening as three helicopters dropped water on the flames. More crews and equipment are expected Thursday. The fire is about 3 miles northwest of Bayview and a mile and a half north of the area where the Cape Horn burned earlier this summer, destroying six homes overlooking Lake Pend Oreille. Fire engines are staged at several houses as a precaution, and the east end of County Road 22 and Cherokee Road at Perimeter Road are closed.