Wildfire burning near historic Washington town only accessible by boat or plane

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 3,811-acre wildfire burning on the northwest side of Lake Chelan in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is spreading within 10 miles of Stehekin — a historic Washington town not accessible by road.

The Pioneer fire, which ignited near Pioneer Creek on the afternoon of June 8, is growing northwest along Meadow Creek and to the south along Price Creek, firefighters managing the incident said Monday morning. While firefighters have no containment of the fire, Washington...