Bill Radke talks with Brenda Riggan of Brewster, Washington. She and her family fled the fast-moving Carlton Complex fire late last week after it moved quickly and without warning from the town of Pateros to Brewster.
Fast-Moving Carlton Complex Fire Roared 'Like A Freight Train'
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