Crews make progress on Oregon wildfire

A sign damaged by the Bootleg Fire stands among the haze near Paisley, Oregon (Nathan Howard/AP)

A wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames.

The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, was 40% surrounded after burning some 70 homes, mainly cabins, US fire officials said.