YAKIMA — A wind-blown grass fire covered 1,200 acres near Union Gap and required firefighters from several Yakima Valley agencies to bring it under control.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports a 30 mph winds pushed the fire across a hillside Wednesday and the smoke was visible from Yakima.
Firefighters used a bulldozer to cut fire lines and called in more crews to keep the flames from spreading.
Another grass fire near Selah was contained to about an acre.
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