Although its pace has slowed in recent days, the Lower Sugarloaf Fire continues to blacken the landscape of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest at a rate of about 1,000 acres per day.

The blaze, which was sparked by a lightning strike in the Wenatchee River Ranger District about 12 miles east of Leavenworth on Aug. 31, is currently listed at 20,898 acres and 20% containment.

On Wednesday, the blaze was most active on its northwestern and southwestern flanks, as crews continued creating dozer lines and fuel breaks in the area of Gold Ridge in an effort to contain the flames.

Firefighters also conducted burnout operations in the Roaring Canyon vicinity along the edges of a scar left by the Cougar Creek Fire of 2018, and used heavy equipment to attenuate fuels in Derby, Nahahum, and Ola

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