Crews are continuing to battle the Allen (Creek) Fire near Blewett Pass.

The blaze broke out last Thursday evening on the west side of U.S. Highway 97 in the vicinity of Ingalls Creek about nine miles west of Cashmere and quickly spread, prompting a Level 1 Fire Advisory for residents on Ingalls Creek Road and the Valley Hi Community, which has since been dropped.

Over the weekend, the fire grew to around five acres when suppression efforts continued through a 20-person hotshot crew, at least one ground crew, and water drops from at least one helicopter.

No structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fire thus far.

The U.S. Forest Service believes the blaze was likely sparked by lightning, but its official cause has yet to be determined.

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