Fourth fire found in Olympic National Park

  • Source: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News
  • Published: 07/31/2016 03:23 AM

A fourth wildfire has been discovered in Olympic National Park, where blazes sparked by lightning earlier this month continue to grow. Firefighters continue to monitor and address four fires currently burning in Olympic National Park, said Lisa Wilkolak, National Parks Service fire information officer, on Saturday. As of Saturday, the Godkin fire, located about 25 miles south of Port Angeles along the Elwha River, had consumed about 65 acres. The Hayes fire, located 20 miles south of Port Angeles on a ridgeline between the Lost River and Hayes River, had spread to 30 acres. The Cox Valley fire, located about 12 miles south of Port Angeles, near PJ Lake north of Obstruction Point Ridge, had consumed about 10 acres as of Saturday afternoon. The Ignar Creek Fire, discovered Friday about 22 miles northeast of Lake Quinault, had consumed half an acre by Saturday afternoon. All four fires were caused by lightning strikes during a July 21 storm, which brought heavy rain and more than 400 lightning strikes to the Olympic Mountains.



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