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Wildfire Smoke Threatens Eastern Washington | Seattle News
Wildfire smoke is choking eastern Washington, with air quality hitting unhealthy to hazardous levels—especially around Spokane. A lightning storm sparked over a dozen fires, burning more than 14,000 acres. The Kaiser Canyon Fire near Nespelem is massive, at 2,000+ acres and still uncontained, with urgent evacuation orders. Other fires like Devils Canyon and Wallace Walker are torching grasslands and threatening homes. Crews battle steep, rugged terrain on fires like Three Queens and Little Giant, while others like B and O and Chelan Hills are now contained. Officials warn of “holdover” fires…
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