Fire crosses the map: Spokane homes burn after being labeled low-risk
TL;DR
Photos and maps show the Old Trails Fire pushing beyond areas deemed low-hazard in Spokane, Washington, burning homes and forcing evacuations, illustrating how wildfire risk boundaries can lag behind the evolving danger.
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- These neighborhoods seemed safe from wildfire. Then they burned. The Washington Post
- Spokane Arson Suspect Said He’d Started Dozens of Fires, Prosecutors Say The New York Times
- How a photographer centered one woman amid the destruction of a Spokane wildfire AP News
- Sheriff responds to questions as evacuation frustrations grow KXLY.com
- Man charged in Washington wildfire planned it for weeks: ‘Fire is powerful, beautiful’ AL.com
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