Fast-Moving Wildfire Triggers Evacuations in Washington State
Fast-Moving Wildfire Triggers Evacuations in Washington State
Residents in parts of Spokane County, Washington, were ordered to evacuate as the Old Trails Fire spread under extreme fire weather conditions, local media reported.
Key details:
🟠A Level 3 evacuation order—meaning "leave now"—was issued, with an evacuation shelter opened at a community college.
🟠Governor Bob Ferguson declared an emergency, citing "record-setting drought and high winds" that are creating dangerous fire conditions across the state.
🟠A statewide burn ban has also been imposed.
🟠The fire was estimated at roughly 100 acres and growing.
🟠Across Washington, more than 200,000 acres are burning from 12 large fires, according to the governor's office.
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