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After its start on Thursday, July 11, the Cow Valley Fire was whipped by driving winds and fed by thigh-high grasses and shrubs. Four days later, the fire had burned a path more than 27 miles long and remained out of control on Sunday, July 14.
Photographers from the Enterprise captured some of the scenes and local ranchers and families contributed other photos of one of the worst fires in Malheur County in recent times.
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