PBS News Hour

OR bootleg fire, nation’s largest, keeps doubling in size

National Interagency Fire Center reports more than 65 major fires in Western U.S. states that have burned close to a million acres so far. Thousands have fled their homes. The largest fire in the country is in Southern Oregon, and has already burned more than 150,000 acres — twice the size of Portland. William Brangham discusses the fires with Rich Tyler of the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office.

OR bootleg fire, nation’s largest, keeps doubling in size

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