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Sheep Fire Proves One for the Record Books at Idaho National Lab

By Photo of Staff Reports

The Sheep Fire, which burned more than 112,000 acres, is the largest blaze ever at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.
It eclipsed the old record set by the Jefferson Fire, which in 2010 burned almost 109,000 acres,…

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