Mass evacuations underway as wildfires bear down on Spokane, Washington

Explosive wildfires in Spokane, Washington, have destroyed more than 600 structures, many of them within the city limits. The fast-moving flames led to mass evacuations and chaos, as families fled their homes. Adam Yamaguchi reports and Andrew Kozak looks at the forecast and the record heat threatening 50 million Ameri

Washington fires force thousands of evacuations. See map  USA Today

Avista Corporation customers were the hardest hit. As of 9 p.m. local time, more than 30,000 customers were without power.

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