BENTON COUNTY, Wash.- UPDATE 7:30 p.m. The fire has reached 7,000 acres with multiple structures currently threatened. Level 3 evacuations are in place for homes east of the McBee grade.
The American Red Cross is set up at Kiona-Benton City High School.
State resources are incoming.
McBee road is closed off for crews to work.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE 4:35 p.m.
Multiple units are on scene of a fire near Yakitat and Gibbon Road.
Assistant Fire Chief Kelvin Schuman with Benton County Fire District 2 says there is no estimate on the acreage of the fire, but crews are focused on protecting nearby structures.
Winds are pushing the fire to the southeast with two aircrafts providing cover.
Crews from Benton City, Prosser, Kennewick and Franklin County are assisting in the fire.
