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Spokane Wildfires Force Evacuations | Spokane News
Wildfires tore through Spokane Saturday, igniting three major blazes—including the massive Old Trails Fire—that forced thousands to flee. The Fairview and Autumn Lane fires each burned 500 acres, triggering mandatory evacuations in neighborhoods from Orchard to Market and south of Lake Spokane. Smoke choked the city as elderly residents like 92-year-old Leroy Kienel and his wife Debra scrambled to grab essentials, only to find evacuation centers unprepared—Northwood Middle School had no beds or water, redirecting desperate families to the Convention Center later that night. Firefighters raced…
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