Winds Complicate Wildfire Fight In Western US

Erratic winds and parched Oregon forests added to the dangers for firefighters yesterday as they battled the largest wildfire in the US, one of dozens burning across several Western states.

The destructive Bootleg Fire was considered one of the largest in modern Oregon history and was burning more than 1,210 square kilometers, an area about the size of Los Angeles. The blaze just north of the California border was 25 percent contained.

Meteorologists predicted critically dangerous fire weather with lightning possible in both California and southern Oregon.