A new wildfire erupted on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge the afternoon of July 18, which has closed Highway 14.

The wildfire along the Columbia River Gorge started about 2:30 p.m. Friday and had burned nearly 11,000 acres as of Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of firefighters are working from the air and ground to try and contain a nearly 11,000-acre wildfire burning near Lyle, Washington.