The fire burning along Highway 730 was 96 percent contained Tuesday evening after crews fought back flames fanned by high winds and extreme temperatures.

The fire — dubbed the Lake Wallula Fire — began Sunday evening in the Juniper Canyon area northwest of Hermiston and was at approximately 10,462 acres, according GPS mapping done Tuesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters continued to work on the perimeter through the day to make sure the fire didn’t reignite, and on Wednesday a smaller contingent will return to the scene.

No structures were lost and no one was injured, according to a release from the incident management team.

Umatilla County Fire District 1 operations chief Jim Forquer said the district got called to the fire about 5 p.m. Sunday night. He called the fire’s patterns “sporadic,” and a news release from the incident management team stated that fighting the fire was complicated by the fact that much of the terrain was difficult to access.

Forquer said Umatilla Rural Fire District, Echo Fire District and other area districts were also on scene, as well as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He said area farmers were also helping disc fire breaks. About 80 people were fighting the fire in total, and they were provided air support by helicopter water drops and retardant planes.