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Archive Home > 2003 > August > 20 > Wildfire forces shutdown of Santiam Pass

Wildfire forces shutdown of Santiam Pass

By Mike Cronin Eric Flowers / The Bulletin
August 20, 2003

SISTERS - Oregon State Police closed a 21-mile stretch of Highway 20 over the Santiam Pass at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday when flames from the Booth Fire licked within 200 yards of the road.

The eastward-moving fire forced the evacuation of hundreds from nearby campgrounds and was incinerating about....

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