Eastern Washington fires burns 600 structures

Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said Sunday. The fires in and around Spokane, the state's second largest city, burned about 21 square kilometers over the weekend and were among dozens of wildfires across the Western US that stretched the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them. A total of 1,000 square kilometers has burned across th