A wildfire near Rowena, Oregon, rapidly grew to 2,500 acres on Wednesday, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents.
Cody Edwards captured the dubbed ‘Rowena Fire’ smoke spread across the Washington hills as officials continue to monitor the situation and crews battle the blaze.
The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and the shutdown of nearly 20 miles of interstate highway in the Columbia River Gorge.