Fierce winds threaten to stoke Oregon fire

By Dan Whitcomb
Updated July 19 2018 - 7:41pm, first published 7:37pm
Complicating firefighting efforts was an inversion layer of black smoke, visible for kilometres.
Complicating firefighting efforts was an inversion layer of black smoke, visible for kilometres.

Fierce winds and arid conditions are threatening to feed a massive wildfire in central Oregon, a day after it killed a tractor operator who was trying to clear brush.