For the seventh straight day since it was sparked by lightning on Aug. 31, the Lower Sugarloaf Fire raged completely uncontained on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest on Sunday.

The blaze, which is centered 12 miles east of Leavenworth on the Wenatchee River Ranger District, is now listed at 12,453 acres with 0% containment.

Officials with Pacific Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 3 say windy conditions spread the blaze quickly in extremely dry fuels along its southeastern flank on Sunday, prompting firefighters to engage in increased suppression and structure protection in areas near the Entiat River Valley, including the town of Ardenvoir.

The blaze also marched into Indian Creek on Sunday, and crossed French Corral Road south of its intersection with Tillicum Creek Road.

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