Article: La Pine blaze 90 percent contained.(Fires)(Evacuated residents are allowed to return home, but the state park will remain closed indefinitely)

Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports

LA PINE - Nearly 200 people evacuated from their homes after a wildfire roared to life in a state park were allowed to return home Sunday night.

The residents spent a night at a shelter set up by the American Red Cross at a local school.

Families, mostly from the homes directly south of La Pine State Park, were offered food and a cot to sleep on.

Campers, meanwhile, were allowed back into the campground, but only to gather their belongings. The park will remain closed to recreationists indefinitely, officials said.

The decision to allow residents to return was made after ...

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