Firefighters start to contain Washington state wildfires as tens of thousands remain displaced

Firefighters in Washington state are gaining ground on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people near Spokane, the state's second-largest city. The Guardian reports crews have established containment lines around all three fires, which have destroyed roughly eight hundred fifty buildings and forced about sixty-seven thousand evacuations since erupting last weekend. Cooler weather helped this week, but officials warn temperatures are set to climb into the upper nineties with lower humidity in the days ahead.

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