Fast moving wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane
Officials said the fires destroyed hundreds of homes and structures as drought, heat and wind drove the fast-moving blaze.
- On Sunday, authorities confirmed that wildfires in Spokane forced more than 60,000 residents to evacuate their homes as the Spokane Area Fires consumed at least 600 structures across the region.
- Explosive winds and dry terrain fueled the Autumn Lane, Fairview, and Old Trails fires, which erupted Saturday and rapidly jumped the Spokane River, spreading flames through suburban neighborhoods.
- About 10,000 residents remained without electricity Sunday as Avista Corp worked to repair damaged transmission lines, while about 400 people sought shelter at the Spokane Convention Center.
- Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency and coordinated with President Donald Trump for federal resources, while U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell designated the disaster the nation's top wildfire priority.
- Hot, dry weather is expected to persist through the coming week, complicating efforts for the more than 900 personnel currently battling uncontained blazes across Eastern Washington.
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Fast moving wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane
Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced about 60,000 people to evacuate the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday. Three separate…
About 60,000 ordered to evacuate from fires in Spokane, Washington
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Around 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as wildfires threaten the city of Spokane in Washington state, local officials said Sunday, adding the fires in the region had destroyed 600 buildings, ...
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Fires near Spokane, Washington, have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations
Authorities say wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, including patients at its U.S. Veterans Affairs hospital, while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires have burned more…
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