Environment
The American West Is So Dry That a Fire Broke Out in a River
Somebody call the fireboat?
Washington State is under a mighty heat bubble, with temperatures in the 90s and dry, constant winds blowing over the land. In other words, it’s primed for wildfires—a fact made evident yesterday when a conflagration sprouted up in the middle of a dang river.
The blaze was spotted in a logjam under a bridge in Arlington, about 40 miles north of Seattle. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources writes on Facebook: