# Fires in Spokane, Washington, burn 600 structures and force 60,000 evacuations

https://mins.news/en/item/12196

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-03 03:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/fires-in-spokane-washington-burn-600-structures-force-60000-evacuations?traffic_source=rss

> Fires in Spokane, Washington, have destroyed 600 structures and forced 60,000 people to evacuate. Across the state, the blazes have burned about 1,000 square kilometres, or 386 square miles. Some of the fires remain uncontained, indicating that crews have not yet brought the situation under control. The fires are affecting a wide area of Washington state.

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