Wildfire controlled near Gorge; Sasquatch crowds not in danger

A Level 3 evacuation order was in place for an area near Old Vantage Highway and Frenchman Coulee — close to Quincy, Washington — where a large wildfire was burning.

It was controlled Sunday night before 9 p.m., officials said. The blaze burned across 600 acres of mainly sage and grass, The Associated Press reported.

The fire was in “difficult terrain” about 3 miles south of the Gorge Amphitheatre, Grant County officials said.

The wildfire is being called the #SunlandFire. It’s burning dry grass and sage.

The Gorge is hosting the Sasquatch music festival through Monday. The fire burned away from the Gorge, not toward it.

Some Sasquatch music performances were canceled Sunday because of high winds.

Grant County Sheriff’s Office officials tweeted out an advisory, writing: “Leave now.”