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Cooler Temperatures, Rain Begin to Ease Wildfires in Western US

VOA News

   Wildfires in the Western states of California, Oregon and Washington
   continued to burn Friday, with millions of acres already scorched. But
   some relief appeared to be on the way.

   In Oregon, a top fire protection official said several of the fires had
   been "taken off the map," meaning they could be downgraded.

   According to [1]OPB News, at least six major fires continued to burn.

   Mother Nature was providing a helping hand with significant rainfall in
   key areas.

   In fact, officials suspended recovery work in the area of one of
   Oregon's biggest fires because of heavy rain, The Associated Press
   reported.

   The official death toll in the Oregon fires stood at eight, according
   to OPB.

   In California, a firefighter reportedly died Thursday in the battle
   against the El Dorado Fire, which was caused by a gender reveal party
   gone wrong.

References

   1. https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/18/wildfires-oregon-news-updates/

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