Washington families return to burned homes as wildfires force mass evacuations

Three fast-moving wildfires tore through Spokane County, Washington, over the weekend, forcing about 60,000 people to evacuate and leaving some residents to sift through hot rubble for belongings as firefighters battled the blazes. No serious injuries or deaths had been reported, while the cause of the fires remained u

A total of 1,000sq km (386sq miles) has burned across Washington state, and some of the fires have not been contained.

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

Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 21 sq km (8.2 square miles) over the weekend a

Authorities say wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, including patients at its U.S. Veterans Affairs hospital, while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures

The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them.

Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes

Thousands of people have been evacuated.

Washington fires force thousands of evacuations. See map  USA Today

Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes  Toronto Star

Authorities say 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

Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes  AP News

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

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in France this week, as fires continue to grip Europe.