More firefighters are responding to a wildfire that was sparked by lightning on a closed area of the Yakama Indian Reservation.

Fire crews from the Yakama Nation and the Warm Springs Tribe have been fighting the fire in the Diamond Butte area, about 15 miles northwest of White Swan.

Don Jones, a fire management officer, told the Yakima Herald-Republic (http://bit.ly/NeGUmW) that a ground crew from southern Oregon will join the 115 personnel already assigned to the blaze, which has burned about 500 acres or less than a square mile.

Meanwhile, fire crews are still hoping to fully contain a wildfire east of Cle Elum. The Taylor Bridge Fire was 57 percent contained Tuesday morning. The fire has caused an estimated $8.3 million in property damage.

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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakimaherald.com