Rapidly growing wildfire sparks in Oregon as crews battles fires across US west

Evacuation alerts sent to more than 1,000 homes and businesses as latest blaze erupts amid high temperatures

Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire in central Oregon, the latest blaze to erupt in the US west as high temperatures envelop the region.

The fire broke out just outside the community of La Pine, in central Oregon, on Tuesday and rapidly grew to 2,415 acres (9.7 sq km) by Wednesday morning. Fire crews were able to get 30% containment on the blaze, officials reported on Wednesday, but winds continued to threaten progress.

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