Destructive wildfires prompt evacuations in Washington state

About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said.

The Old Trails Fire started around noon on Saturday, burning brush and grass and quickly spreading toward residential areas.

Wildfires across more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations and power outages in the Spokane area, state officials said on Saturday evening.

About 4,000 people were fighting more than a dozen fires throughout the state.

Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and burn ban on Saturday morning

Aug 1 - Wildfires across more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations and power outages in the Spokane area, state officials said on Saturday evening.

Fires on more than 250,000 acres of Washington state prompt evacuations  Reuters

A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds has swept across northwest Spokane, Washington

A wildfire in Mendocino County exploded to more than 500 acres Saturday as authorities issued urgent evacuation orders.