A wildfire that quickly spread from the burning wreckage of a helicopter was holding steady Sunday, as cooler, more humid weather aided firefighting efforts in the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range.
Federal Investigators are starting their investigation as they try to figure out what caused a helicopter to crash on Thursday.
And an army of firefighters is starting to contain the fire it started.
Steep terrain and occasional gusty winds hampered firefighters' efforts against a wildfire sparked by a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people, now identified. As many as 160 firefighters were being deployed to battle the blaze.
Steep terrain and occasional gusty winds hampered firefighters' efforts against a wildfire sparked by a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people. As many as 160 firefighters were being deployed to battle the blaze. Four on board have now been identified.
Investigators believe a propane gas leak is to blame for the explosion that destroyed a vacation home in the Kachess Lake area of Kittitas County on Saturday night.