A new wildfire erupted on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge the afternoon of July 18, which has closed Highway 14.

Highway 14 remains closed in the Columbia River Gorge because of a fast-moving wildfire. According to the Central Washington Interagency Communication Center, the Burdoin Fire is just shy of 11,000 acres and is uncontained. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. on Friday and is burning near Bingen and Lyle in Klickitat County.

Burdoin Fire has destroyed 14 homes, closed Highway 14 and put the community of Lyle on a level 3 "go now" evacuation order.