Evacuations ordered after wind-fueled blaze expands unchecked near eastern city of Spokane and shuts highway
A wind-driven wildfire in easternhas destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities have said.
It grew to nearly 15 sq miles by Saturday morning, with no containment. That remained the case on Saturday evening. Officials did not expect to have new size estimates until Sunday morning, Hoygaard said.Evacuations were ordered for the town as winds blew the flames southward, Hoygaard said. The evacuations were extended on Saturday evening south-east to the town of Tyler, she said.“They were driving into Spokane when they got alerts on their phone that there were ...
The fire swept through the neighborhood soon after they left, destroying his parents’ home and his uncle’s home, just two houses away. Zappone said his parents had lived there since 2003 and had just paid it off last year.The blaze burned through the south side of the town and then jumped Interstate 90 on Friday night, forcing its closure, Hoygaard said. The major east-west thoroughfare remained closed in both directions Saturday evening.
There was one confirmed fatality associated with the fire, Hoygaard said. Further details were not immediately released.
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