SPOKANE, Wash. — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested and booked on suspicion of first degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the
A forest fire in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities. Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told
SPOKANE, Wash. — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the
Wildfires have forced around 60,000 people to evacuate parts of Washington state, destroying hundreds of buildings and leaving thousands without power. Three major blazes continued to burn around the city of Spokane on Monday, with officials warning that the fires had not been contained. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown described the situation as “the worst natural
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the
Wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have forced evacuations and caused power outages in the Washington state’s Spokane area, officials said. Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and burn ban on Saturday morning. “Our state is facing a very serious situation with multiple fires, and our hearts go out to Washingtonians who