Near Leavenworth, Wash. — The Chiwaukum Creek fire has now torn through 6,600 acres of timber along Highway 2 near Leavenworth. It is threatening 860 homes.
Sabrina Brakensiek owns one of them.
“I don’t feel immediately threatened, it’s the winds that are scary," she said.
Brakensiek was in Lake Chelan when neighbors told her about the fire nearby. She has packed her car with a few precious, irreplaceable items, like a mosaic she made with her father. Brankensiek has decided to wait at home, and not pull out until it looks like the flames really do move her way.
“I think you have a sixth sense and you just kind of know," she said.
More than 300 firefighters are working the fire, trying to prevent anyone from being hurt, including themselves. The fire blew up so quickly Wednesday, they had to retreat from one side of it.
“When you have winds throwing fire at your face, you’ve got to get out of the way," Fire Information Officer Rick Acosta said.
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