PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Evacuation levels were lowered Wednesday night after a wildfire sprang up near Eugene, authorities said.
According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, the Level 3 evacuations for the neighborhood between Dillard Road, Hidden Meadows Drive, Skyhawk Way and Ridge Top Drive in Southeast Eugene were initially lowered to a Level 2 Thursday night, before being moved down to a Level 1 a short while later.
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The cause of the fire remains unknown, but authorities said that if conditions worsen, residents will be contacted again to keep them informed.
Level 1 ‘Be Ready’ evacuations are a signal to be aware of danger in the area and to make plans to leave at a moment’s notice…