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Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate
Officials said the fires remain uncontained as federal resources, National Guard troops and crews from outside Washington join the response.
- On Sunday, evacuation orders forced around 60,000 residents from their homes as three wildfires, collectively called the Spokane Area Fire, burned roughly 5,390 acres in Spokane, Washington.
- The National Weather Service issued a "particularly dangerous situation" alert as blazes flared up Saturday afternoon, fueled by high winds that Spokane County fire districts had prepared for by escalating readiness.
- Spokane Fire Chief Tom Williams reported that the blazes destroyed about 600 buildings and caused widespread power disruptions, leaving about 10,000 customers without electricity.
- Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and requested federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown calling it the area's worst natural disaster.
- Sen. Maria Cantwell said Washington is receiving priority federal resources because the Autumn Lane Fire is the nation's highest-priority blaze, with crews from more than a dozen states and Australia joining containment efforts.
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'It's just ash': Washington state wildfire evacuees return to find devastation
Some residents returned to devastated neighbourhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing.
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Le Journal de QuebecMore than 700 houses have been destroyed by forest fires in the Spokane area of Washington State.
·Montreal, Canada
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More than 65,000 people have been forced to evacuate to the North-West United States in the face of devastating forest fires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings.
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