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SCORCHED EARTH: OVER A HUNDRED HOMES BURNED TO THE GROUND AS HUGE WASHINGTON WILDFIRE BURNS TOWN TO THE GROUND

Ryan Gorman and Michael Zennie and Associated Press Reporter

July 19, 2014

Pateros, Washington, was mostly destroyed in the fire that swept through the town
Town of Malott has been completely evacuated and residents of nearby Brewster also begin to flee flames
Wildfire remains zero percent contained, despite the efforts of firefighters

A raging wildfire in central Washington has wiped most of a small town off the map - destroying 100 homes as it whips out of control across 260 square miles of dry forest - and fears are now growing that it will claim a second community.

The Carlton Complex fire grew by nearly ten times Friday as four fires horrifically merged into one and exploded across the small village of Pateros, officials said. Residents of the town of Malott and outlying areas of nearby Brewster have been evacuated as flames rages only miles from their homes.

'We basically evacuated the whole town' of Malott, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said Friday night. Those living in outlying areas of Brewster were also told to leave.

Malott is home to about 500 people, while the population of Brewster is about 2,400.

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Charred: The foundation of a home and burned-out cars remain from a wildfire the night before, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Washington

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