Spokane’s Old Trails Fire: Firefighters Hold the Line as Neighborhood Burns
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Spokane firefighters battled the Old Trails wildfire that ripped through West Plains neighborhoods, evacuations forced, as crews from the Spokane Fire Department and Spokane County Fire District 8 defended Loomis' home and surrounding streets for hours amid 50 mph winds, exploding gas lines, and blinding smoke, a chaotic, near-impossible fight that saved some houses but left widespread destruction and an emotional toll on responders.
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