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# Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings in Washington state
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/washington-wildfires-1785788304/
- Published: 2026-08-04T01:15:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T04:30:12.000Z
- Description: Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings, displace tens of thousands in Washington state
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_13d6a6c9-e3a8-4d61-a883-dc1f1bc1c358, #extra

Firefighters are battling a series of blazes that began this weekend in Washington state and are continuing to burn in and around Spokane, the state’s second most populous city. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. Stephanie Sy reports.