Wildfires burn across Eastern Washington

Wildfires erupted July 19 and 20 across Eastern Washington, burning tens of thousands of acres and closed major highways.

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Fri., July 20, 2018

The Boylston fire in Central Washington had burned more than 70,000 acres as of Friday morning.

Washington Department Of Natural Resources
The L Road fire near the town of Vernita in Benton County had burned 29,000 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Friday morning. A 15-mile stretch of Highway 24 was closed in both directions.

Washington Department Of Transportation
The L Road fire near the town of Vernita in Benton County had burned 29,000 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Friday morning. A 15-mile stretch of Highway 24 was closed in both directions.

Washington Department Of Transportation
The L Road fire near the town of Vernita in Benton County had burned 29,000 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Friday morning. A 15-mile stretch of Highway 24 was closed in both directions.

Washington Department Of Transportation
Smoke billows from a massive wildfire over wheat fields near The Dalles, Oregon, on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.

Mark B. Gibson Ap
A burned tractor-trailer is seen Friday, July 20, 2018, near an Interstate 90 rest stop between Vantage and Ellensburg. The Boylston fire had burned more than 70,000 acres as of Friday morning.

Lindsey Treffry The Spokesman-Review
Helicopters drop water on the Boylston fire near an Interstate 90 rest stop between Vantage and Ellensburg on Friday, July 20, 2018. The fire had burned more than 70,000 acres as of Friday morning.

Lindsey Treffry The Spokesman-Review