Firefighters brace for windy weather in eastern Washington

A fire burning on the Colville Indian Reservation has grown to 23.4 square miles (60 square kilometers) with zero containment.

The Chuweah Creek fire was ignited by lighting Monday evening in hot, dry conditions, and quickly burned seven homes, four of which were vacant.

The town of Nespelem, which has about 200 residents, was evacuated Monday night and remains under evacuation notice, said Colville Tribal Chairman Andrew “Badger” Joseph Jr.

The first reports of fire came at 7:15 p.m. southeast of…