A county sheriff in Oregon has ordered people near the city of Salem to evacuate immediately because of a wildfire that broke out near a populated area outside the city of Salem.
"GO NOW - Evacuate immediately!" the Marion County Sheriff posted on the social media site X. "Leave without delay. It is unsafe to stay and threatens the safety of you, your family."Salem is a city 180,000 people about 50 miles south of Portland in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon.
The fire was south of the city limits, near the interface between densely populated areas and green space.
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