Approximately 335 people were fighting the Logs Springs fire, said Roger Peterson, spokesman at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland. Firefighters have had no luck containing the blaze, he said.
Twenty-one homes in a subdivision near the small town of Simnasho in Central Oregon were potentially threatened by the fire and were under a voluntary evacuation, Peterson said.
As of Monday evening, 12 people had gathered at a evacuation center set up at a longhouse in Simnasho, he said.
Oregon Highway 9 remained closed, blocking access to the Ka-Nee-Ta Resort and Indian Head Gaming Casino.
According to Peterson, high winds on the east slopes of the Cascades Mountains could help fuel the blaze.
``There could still be some growth this evening,'' he said. ``It's still warm and there are still winds blowing.''
The fire was first reported Sunday afternoon. A cause has yet to be determined.
