A wildfire in Oregon has prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and the closure of nearly 20 miles of an interstate in the Columbia River Gorge.

The Rowena Fire that closed Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday has grown to 3,500 acres, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

The Rowena fire ignited Wednesday in Eastern Oregon and quickly climbed the wind-swept hillsides of the Columbia River Gorge near the town of Rowena. It had burned 3,831 acres by Friday morning. Jordan Gale for The New York Times “It all happened really fast,