Wildfires covering over 250,000 acres in Washington trigger evacuations

Aug 1 - Fires burning across more than 250,000 acres in Washington have led to broad evacuations and power outages around Spokane, state officials reported Saturday evening.

Roughly 4,000 personnel are battling more than a dozen wildfires statewide, said Dave Upthegrove, Washington’s commissioner of public lands, during a virtual press briefing.