Skykomish area residents not taking heed to evacuation orders
Hundreds of people have been urged to leave their homes from Skykomish to Index as the Bolt Creek Fire has now grown to 7,600 acres, yet officials say more than half are staying put despite the evacuation orders.
One camper on Sunday described how he escaped the fire shortly after it broke early Saturday morning north of Skykomish.
“I could feel the heat from the fire. It sort of felt like a hot air fan blowing on my face and that was when I knew I just had to get out of there,” camper Hussain Aleaziz explained.
Aleaziz and his brother were among the campers who bolted from the Beckler River campground Saturday morning.
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Danger from Bolt Creek fire displaces local families in Skykomish area
As smoke from the Bolt Creek fire fills the sky, many people are having to spend the night away from home because of an evacuation order.
Like Ryan Martin and his wife Rebecca
“Little bit surreal, it just seemed scary, everything was quiet up north in the mountains, the wind was blowing, leaves and branches," said Ryan Martin, who evacuated from Index.
The camp host woke them up, giving them time to pack as the Bolt Creek Fire started spreading over a nearby ridge.
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