Officials: At Least 700 Structures Burned in Spokane, Washington Wildfires
Tens of thousands were evacuated as more than a dozen fires spread fast and officials said over 700 structures were destroyed in Spokane alone.
- On Aug 2, 2026, massive wildfires in Spokane destroyed over 700 structures, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate as residents like ETAsh Sollie and Jensen surveyed the remains of their homes.
- Wildfire coverage grew nearly 30% in recent days, now spanning over 700 square miles across Washington, as Thomas Kyle-Milward reported that warm, dry, and gusty conditions accelerated the spread.
- The Kaiser Canyon fire on the Colville Reservation, north of the Grand Coulee Dam, remains the state's largest at more than 136,000 acres, covering 212 square miles.
- Cody Desautel, executive director of the Confederated Tribes, said extreme drought and record temperatures set the stage, with the region now seeing about 21 more fire-weather days annually than decades ago.
- More than a dozen major wildfires currently threaten Washington, including The Sinlahekin fire at nearly 116 square miles, Modrite at nearly 78, and The Little Giant fire at about 60.
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Wildfires near Spokane destroy more than 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee
By Steve Gorman Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, for a third day have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in and around the state's second-most populous ...
The city of Spokane, in the U.S. state of Washington, has been ravaged with hundreds of destroyed buildings and massive evacuations, by blazing forest fires that are still ongoing on Sunday. ...
The three active fires in Spokane and its surroundings have ravaged a total of about 2180 hectares, according to CNN, destroying several hundred buildings and resulting in massive evacuations. For the time being, no victims have been deploredSunday's ravaging forest fires have ravaged the city of Spokane, in the U.S. state of Washington. "Hundred homes and structures have been lost. We are still assessing the possibility that lives have been los…
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