brush fire

Deputies say the fire originated at the Ephrata Gun Range and spread eastward to the edge of SR17 by 6pm.

The blaze, The Lookout Point Fire, reported at about 2:30 pm caused power outages in Yakima and Selah.

In fact Officials at Yakima Valley Emergency Management issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for the Selah Creek area east of Highway 821.

Grant County Sheriff's Deputies say witnesses saw Nicole Shenefelt light an old couch on fire in an open field of dry grass and walk away.