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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) — Federal and local authorities arrested three more teenagers late Thursday in Western Washington in connection with the deadly Chelan Hills Fire, bringing the total number in custody to four. Deputies say more arrests are likely, with an active warrant out for a fifth person and investigators working to identify a sixth. Marshals Service, working with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, arrested a 19-year-old man at his home in University Place on Thursday. Later that night, law enforcement arrested an 18-year-old in Tacoma and a 19-year-old in Pacific. Authorities have withheld their names pending formal charges.
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Investigators found the fireworks sparked dry grass along the road, igniting a fast-moving wildfire that killed a 69-year-old man, injured six firefighters, and destroyed more than 100 buildings across 10,000 acres.
