Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say fast-moving wildfires racing through Washington have burned some homes and prompted evacuation orders for tho...
August 19, 2023
9:20 AM
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say fast-moving wildfires racing through Washington have burned some homes and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people in small rural communities. Major blazes erupted Friday, most in eastern Washington near Spokane. Authorities say 35-mph winds are pushing the flames through tinder-dry timber, grass and wheat fields. The Gray Fire has prompted evacuation orders for the town of Medical Lake, which has 4,800 residents, a university and a psychiatric hospital.