The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., May 10, 1946, page 1

THIS IS HOW A STORY CAN SPREAD
Many stories have been told concerning the Underwood fire this week but the following one from the Spokesman Review is the prize-winner for exaggerating the truth.  The story was as follows:

FLAMES ROARING INTO UNDERWOOD
By Associated Press

     UNDERWOOD, Wash., May 4. – This mid-Columbia river community of 400 was virtually wiped off the map by fire this afternoon when flames from a near-by forest fires spread into the town.
    Fanned by a brisk wind, the flames swept through a dance hall, restaurant, and some 12 to 14 homes and several small business buildings as townsmen carried their household belongings into the streets and nearby open fields.
     Forest fire fighters from across the river in Hood River, Ore., joined the Washington State fire squads and the townspeople as they battled the flames that entered the town about 12:15 p.m.  Two hours later the whole town appeared to be blazing.
     There were no reports of injured, about Washington state police have called in ambulance and other emergency equipment to be prepared.
     The flames had spread from a forest blaze in Skamania county where winds have whipped flames on cut-over forest land for several days.  The fire began menacing Underwood early this morning.