### [2015-08-19](/feed/2015/08/19/index.md)

##### Brush fire
# A brush fire burning near the American town of Twisp, Washington, kills three firefighters, injures as many as four others, and forces the evacuation of the towns of Twisp and Winthrop. 




### Sources:

1. [KREM](http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/wildfire/2015/08/19/50-acre-fire-evacuates-town--twisp/32021205/)
2. [The Seattle Times](http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/chelan-fires-grow-but-firefighters-mop-up-contained-areas/)

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