Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

SPOKANE, Washington (AP) — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods 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. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the most…