The Soap Lake Fire was a wildfire four miles north of

Soap Lake Soap Lake is a meromictic soda lake in the town of Soap Lake, Washington formed by the Missoula Floods at the foot of the Grand Coulee. The lake gets its name from the naturally occurring foam that gives its water a soapy appearance, and becaus ...

in Grant County, Washington in the

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. The fire started on June 11, 2018. It burned a total of . The fire was contained on June 14. The fire threatened numerous homes and outbuildings and an estimated 50 residents.

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The Soap Lake Fire started on June 11, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. along State Route 17, four miles north of

in Washington. The fire grew rapidly due to strong winds. Many homes and outbuildings were saved while evacuation warnings were put in place for approximately 50 area residents. After midnight on June 12, the fire had reportedly burned of grass, sage and brush and was 50 percent contained. One small outbuilding was destroyed by the fire. The next day, June 13, the fire had grown to and was 90 percent contained with new new signs of growth. The fire was 100 percent contained by noon on June 14, 2018. The cause of the fire remains unreported by the Bureau of Land Management, who oversaw the fire.

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