Thousands Forced to Evacuate as Homes Go Up in Flames

Spokane County Fire District 8 Firefighters Local 3711/Handout via Reuters About 60,000 people have been evacuated in eastern Washington state in response to wildfires tearing through the Spokane area. At least 600 homes, businesses, and other structures have been destroyed in and around the state’s second-largest city, filling the sky with smoke and haze. So far, nobody has been reported injured or unaccounted for, but officials warned it was still early in the response effort. Among the…