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Bootleg Fire Continues To Grow

(Salem, OR)  --  The Bootleg Fire burning in Southern Oregon continues to grow.  Fire officials say the blaze has now burned over 212-thousand acres and is currently the largest fire burning in the entire nation.  Firefighters on the front lines tell KATU-2 they've "never seen anything like" this fire.  Crews have reached five-percent containment on the blaze.  Fire officials say it could take more than four months to get the fire fully contained. 

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