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Fire crews on the scene of wildfire in Douglas County

The Barrel Ground Fire, as seen at 5 p.m. Wednesday, from a camera operated by the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon
The Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon
The Barrel Ground Fire, as seen at 5 p.m. Wednesday, from a camera operated by the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon

Update 5/8/25, 8:00 a.m.: This fire was originally estimated at 50-acres, but that was scaled back to an estimated 36-acres on Thursday morning.

Original story:
Firefighters are on the scene of a new wildfire in northern Douglas County.

The Barrel Ground Fire was first reported late Wednesday morning about 10 miles northeast of Yoncalla.

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, no evacuations have been issued.

According to the WatchDuty app, the fire remained around 50 acres in size around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.