The Rowena Fire near The Dalles destroys 49 homes and covers 3,831 acres, with ongoing evacuations and a 5% containment effort.

The human-caused fire has destroyed an unknown number of buildings and homes and has spread to 2,500 acres, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center reported Thursday morning. Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Wednesday afternoon to allow the Oregon State Fire Marshal to deploy resources to combat the blaze.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Rowena Fire has burned 3,831 acres and remains uncontained. On Friday afternoon, the Wasco County Sheriff said 49 homes had been destroyed. He added an unknown number of outbuildings were also lost.