Smoke fills the sky in Washington state as wildfires prompt widespread evacuations
Eyewitness footage shot on Saturday showed a smoke-filled sky in Spokane, Washington as wildfires across more than a quarter of a million acres in the state have prompted widespread evacuations and power outages in the area, according to officials. About 4,000 people were fighting more than a dozen fires throughout the state, Dave Upthegrove, the state's commissioner of public lands, said during a virtual press conference. Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and burn ban on Saturday morning. No injuries or fatalities related to the fire were known at this point, officials said. Spokane, home to about 230,000 residents of eastern Washington, is dealing with the Old Trails Fire, which Washington State Forester George Geissler said was active on 3,000 acres and threatened 4,000 structures.
REUTERS | TURNER SUTTON
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