Wildfire triggers evacuations in Thurston County near Rainier

A quickly growing wildfire triggered evacuation orders in part of Thurston County on Wednesday afternoon. A Level 3 evacuation order — meaning leave immediately — was issued at 4:20 p.m. in the area of Rainier Road Southeast between Military Road Southeast and 138th Avenue Southeast. The fire had grown to more than 5 acres an hour after it was reportedly started at about 3 p.m., according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app. A Level 2 warning — to get ready — was issued east of Rainier Road to Rainier...