Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington
- The Old Trails wildfire rapidly spread over 3,000 acres in Spokane, Washington, driven by winds gusting up to 45 mph and crossing the Spokane River into city neighborhoods.
- Evacuation orders were issued for thousands of residents, with authorities including the National Guard and multiple fire departments coordinating door-to-door evacuations and setting up shelters.
- Approximately 60,000 customers experienced power outages caused by preemptive public safety shutoffs and fire damage, although the fire did not originate from utility infrastructure.
- Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency due to record drought conditions, unusually high temperatures, and wind-driven wildfires, mobilizing extensive firefighting resources from multiple states.
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Fires destroy hundreds of structures in Spokane
Wildfires swept into Spokane on Saturday, burning hundreds of buildings in and around Washington’s second-largest city. About 700 structures, including homes, had been destroyed, according to an update Sunday morning from the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The report said…
Kimberley Heather observes the duplex where it lives, on the West Indian Trail Road, after the property was destroyed by a forest fire in Spokane, in the United States Young Kwak / AP Some 600 houses, shops and other constructions were destroyed by forest fires that hit the east of Washington State, in the United States. Approximately 5,000 properties needed to be evacuated this Sunday (2) due to the advance of the flames. The largest fires are …
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