 Started as a 300-acre fire on June 8th. By the 4th of July, it was 5,500 acres burned. The fire is about 31 miles northwest of Chelan and continues to challenge firefighters due to its mountainous and remote location there near Lake Chelan. Nearby communities affected, Steheken, Chelan, and also Manson. The Hellcat noise violator of Belltown with the Dodge Challenger and the illegal exhaust.