Wasco County searches for man accused of starting $14 million wildfire

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Wasco County searches for man accused of starting $14 million wildfire

A man accused of starting the Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County is at large after failing to appear at his arraignment.According to the Waco County District Attorney’s office, Christopher Michael Mennealy was squatting on a property about 10 miles south of Dufur when he started a fire on July 9. Authorities allege that the fire would grow to become the Larch Creek Fire, which burned thousands of acres.The wildfire tore through more than 9,000 acr…