Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it

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Published 2024-07-25

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and pushing wildfires that include an Oregon fire which is already the largest active blaze in the nation. The Durkee Fire is burning near the Oregon-Idaho border, about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho, and has closed a long stretch of Interstate 84. The 500-person town of Huntington, Oregon, remains evacuated, and officials say the fire merged with another large blaze and also crossed the interstate on Wednesday afternoon. Flash flooding warnings were also issued in Huntington and other nearby areas.