Broadcasters are reporting that a fire that swept through a town on a Washington state Indian reservation and damaged or destroyed several homes has been brought under control.
Both KNDO-TV and KIMA-TV report on their websites early Sunday that fire fighters had fully contained the blaze in the town of white Swan. The Yakima Herald-Republic said officials of the Yakama Indian Nation Tribal Council reported that 20 homes had been consumed in Saturday's fire.
Sgt. George Town of the Yakima County Sheriff's Office tells The Associated Press that no residents were hurt but two firefighters were treated for minor injuries
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Dozens of firefighters battled a blaze fueled by strong winds on the Yakama Indian Reservation Saturday night that consumed 20 homes, officials said. The fire apparently started in one house and then spread in the unincorporated town of White Swan in south-central central Washington state with the help of 40 mph winds.
No residents were hurt but two firefighters were treated for minor injuries, Sgt. George Town of the Yakima County Sheriff's Office told The Associated Press. Some residents voluntarily evacuated and took shelter at the town's ceremonial long house and high school.
Rural roads leading to the town, located about 35 miles southwest of Yakima, were blocked off due to the danger posed by the fire, the Yakima County Sheriff's dispatch office said shortly before midnight Saturday.
The Yakima Herald-Republic said officials of the Yakama Indian Nation Tribal Council reported that 20 homes had been consumed by the flames. Town said about 70 firefighters fought the blaze, which was being fueled by high winds that were expected to keep up through the night.
Both KNDO-TV and KIMA-TV report on their websites early Sunday that fire fighters had fully contained the blaze in the town of white Swan. The Yakima Herald-Republic said officials of the Yakama Indian Nation Tribal Council reported that 20 homes had been consumed in Saturday's fire.
Sgt. George Town of the Yakima County Sheriff's Office tells The Associated Press that no residents were hurt but two firefighters were treated for minor injuries
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Dozens of firefighters battled a blaze fueled by strong winds on the Yakama Indian Reservation Saturday night that consumed 20 homes, officials said. The fire apparently started in one house and then spread in the unincorporated town of White Swan in south-central central Washington state with the help of 40 mph winds.
No residents were hurt but two firefighters were treated for minor injuries, Sgt. George Town of the Yakima County Sheriff's Office told The Associated Press. Some residents voluntarily evacuated and took shelter at the town's ceremonial long house and high school.
Rural roads leading to the town, located about 35 miles southwest of Yakima, were blocked off due to the danger posed by the fire, the Yakima County Sheriff's dispatch office said shortly before midnight Saturday.
The Yakima Herald-Republic said officials of the Yakama Indian Nation Tribal Council reported that 20 homes had been consumed by the flames. Town said about 70 firefighters fought the blaze, which was being fueled by high winds that were expected to keep up through the night.
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