A large number of fires breaking out across the state is a "once in a generation event," that will last for at least another two days, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Brown declared a conflagration emergency on Tuesday due to rapidly spreading wildfires. She said thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate in the swiftly changing situation.
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