Butte County sheriff’s officials said Friday that 19 people remain missing in the state’s deadliest blaze this year. Those two wildfires have scorched more than 300,000 acres at about zero percent containment, decimated homes and businesses, and left thousands displaced, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. In addition to the wildfires, Oregon officials also battled misinformation about the cause of the blazes. ADThe FBI weighed in, too: “Reports that extremists are setting wildfires in Oregon are untrue,” FBI Portland tweeted. “We told [our daughter], ‘Grab the toys you don’t want to burn.’ It’s hard to do to your kid.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2020 08:16 UTC