A brush fire that crested Selah Ridge and spread north and south as it moved up the hillside began early Sunday afternoon at a homeless camp north of Harlan Landing before growing to more than 400 acres, authorities said. Though no homes had been evacuated Sunday evening, firefighters were concerned about the threat to homes near Lookout Point.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2017 10:57:15 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

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A mother is in a burn unit at Harborview Medical Center and her two children are presumed dead after flames ripped through her Mount Vernon home early Saturday morning. Neighbors say her two children, a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, weren't able to escape the flames. Records show two people have been arrested for investigation of murder and arson in Skagit County, but it's unclear whether those arrests are related to this fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2017 6:10:17 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A state Type 3 Fire Management team this morning assumed coordination of firefighting efforts on the Canyon Creek Fire, located near Carlton in the Methow Valley. A new estimate of size and containment will be issued later today. The Type 3 team took over at around 6 am. Sunday and ordered additional resources to battle the blaze, which has officially scorched 300-plus acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2017 2:13:54 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review