Fast-moving wildfire in Washington state prompts evacuations

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

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

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

Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington  Toronto Star

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

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

Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington  AP News

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

Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA) declared a state of emergency on Saturday as “unusually high temperatures and high winds” exacerbated record-setting wildfires and prompted evacuations throughout Spokane County and surrounding areas. “More than 200,000 acres are burning in 12 large fires” across eastern Washington, the announc

Old Trails Fire: Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuations in Spokane County, Washington  CNN

Evacuation orders issued for areas bordered by Strong Road to the north, Francis Avenue to the south, Five Mile Road to the west, and Cedar Road to the east.