US wildfires force 65,000 to flee as hundreds of buildings burn in Spokane

Firefighters made headway Monday against wildfires that tore through Spokane, Washington's second-largest city, destroying as many as eleven hundred structures. France 24 reports officials called it the worst natural disaster in Spokane's history, with the fires driven by drought, extreme heat, and strong winds.

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