[1/3] The Liberty Fire, which prompted immediate evacuations, burns near Jory Hill Road and Liberty Road South in Salem, Oregon, U.S. August 23, 2023.
Abigail Dollins/USA Today Network via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - The evacuation order for people living on the outskirts of the U.S. city of Salem due to the threat from a wildfire was lifted on Thursday.
Deputies were going door to door to warn people of the fire and the Oregon State Fire Marshall was helping fight the fire by mobilizing fixed-wing tankers, an air attack platform and a helicopter.
Salem is a city 180,000 people about 50 miles (80 km) south of Portland in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon.
The fire was south of the city limits, near the interface between densely populated areas and green space.
Persons:
Abigail Dollins, Oregon State Fire Marshall, Salem, Daniel Trotta, Simon Cameron, Moore, Mark Potter
Organizations:
Liberty, USA, Network, REUTERS Acquire, Salem Fire Department, Marion County Sheriff, Oregon State Fire, Statesman, Thomson
Locations:
Jory, Salem , Oregon, U.S, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Portland