Wildfire Threatens 1,500 Homes in Washington State

Wildland firefighters watch and take video with their cellphones as a plane drops fire retardant on Harlow Ridge above the Lick Creek Fire, southwest of Asotin, Wash., on July 12, 2021. Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP

A wildfire threatening more than 1,500 homes near Wenatchee, Washington, has grown to 14 square miles and was about 10 percent contained.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources says about 200 firefighters are battling the Red Apple Fire.