
Washington wildfires exceed 250,000 acres and force evacuations
Wildfires burning across Washington state had scorched more than 250,000 acres and prompted evacuations, emergency measures and power disruptions, according to officials. More than a dozen fires were active and about 4,000 firefighters were deployed. The Old Trails fire threatened thousands of structures, while roughly 200 homes were evacuated in one affected area. No confirmed deaths or injuries were reported in the cited update, and fire conditions remained subject to rapid change.