One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon Friday and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles
“We’ve had to rescue people by boat. We’ve had to rescue people by helicopter,” Nowels said. “If you’re in an evacuation area, leave. We have some folks who refused to leave. Fire then overtakes where they’re at and they need to be rescued.”
A second Spokane County blaze dubbed the Oregon Road Fire also prompted evacuations, the Department of Natural Resources said.The region was scorched by triple-digit temperatures last week, leaving grasslands and wheat fields ready to burn, said Joe Smillie, spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources.
The National Weather Service had warned of “critical fire conditions,” citing dry conditions and the potential for gusty winds that could cause new or existing fires to spread rapidly. South of Spokane, the Winona Fire in Whitman County had burned at least 7.8 square miles of grass and brush and prompted evacuations orders for Winona, a tiny hamlet of about 50 residents.
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