The Rowena fire ignited Wednesday in Eastern Oregon and quickly climbed the wind-swept hillsides of the Columbia River Gorge near the town of Rowena. It had burned 3,831 acres by Friday morning. Jordan Gale for The New York Times “It all happened really fast,

The Rowena Fire in northern Oregon has burned more than 3,500 acres and destroyed at least 20 homes and other structures, according to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of evacuations and closures of major roadways as gusty winds threaten further spread and challenge firefighting crews.