Wildfires Ravage Eastern Washington | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

Eastern Washington is reeling from devastating wildfires forcing 60,000 people from their homes and destroying over 600 structures, with Spokane’s VA hospital evacuating patients and schools setting up free camps for kids. Though cooler temps and lighter winds offered brief relief, no rain is in sight, and dry conditions are expected to worsen as temperatures climb. Fires across the West have scorched more than 390 square miles, with many still uncontained — including a rapidly growing blaze in central Utah that’s claimed over 100 cattle. Investigators are probing possible drone-related…