Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations
•Three major wildfires in Spokane have burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed around 600 homes.
•Approximately 60,000 residents have been evacuated due to the fires.
•The wildfires include the Old Trails Fire, Autumn Lane Fire, and Fairview Fire, affecting a significant area near Washington state's second-largest city.
The Picture Show Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations August 3, 20262:45 PM ET By NPR Staff Chris Mutton, left, whose house burned in a wildfire speaks with Shane Maggart on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption toggle caption Young Kwak/AP Firefighters in Spokane, Wash. have been battling three major wildfires that burned through more than 7,000 acres, destroyed some 600 homes and forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people. The Old Trails Fire, the Autumn Lane Fire and the Fairview Fire are all burning near Spokane, which is Washington state's second-largest city with a population of more than 230,000. Here are images of the areas affected by the fires: The Old Trails Fire is seen from W. Northwest Blvd., on Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption toggle caption Young Kwak/AP A burned car smolders in front of a burned out home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images A burned motorcycle sits in the ashes of a burned out home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images Dan Munson and his wife Suzi Munson stand in the backyard of their house on W. TIffany Ave. which burned in a wildfire, on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption toggle caption Young Kwak/AP A burned structure smolders due to a wildfire, on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption toggle caption Young Kwak/AP Andrew Rowley watches Old Trails Fire from Dwight Merkel Sports Complex after evacuating, on Aug. 1, 2...المصدر: NPR | Source: NPR
→Three major wildfires in Spokane have burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed around 600 homes.
→Approximately 60,000 residents have been evacuated due to the fires.
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