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Fast-Moving Carlton Complex Fire Roared 'Like A Freight Train'

caption: The Washington National Guard continues to provide support to the people of North Central Washington who have been affected by the Carlton Complex Fire.
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The Washington National Guard continues to provide support to the people of North Central Washington who have been affected by the Carlton Complex Fire.
Flickr Photo/The National Guard (SFC Jason Kriess) (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Bill Radke talks with Brenda Riggan of Brewster, Washington. She and her family fled the fast-moving Carlton Complex fire late last week after it moved quickly and without warning from the town of Pateros to Brewster.

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