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July 23, 2021 3:40 PM
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ELK, Wash. Firefighters are responding to a house fire where the garage is fully engulfed and extending into the home.
The fire is burning at 13000 E. Nelson Rd. and is rapidly growing.
Fire Chief Dan Williams of Spokane County Fire District 4 said there are hot spots to the east side and quarter acre.
Williams said some propane tanks exploded, and other resources are en route from Pend Oreille.
No injuries have been reported.
Williams said units are on scene to control the fire from spreading into wildland.
This is a developing story.
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July 23, 2021 9:30 PM
Courtesy of Spokane County Fire District 8
SPOKANE CO., Wash – The Washington Department of Natural Resources says firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that sparked around 5 p.m. Friday near Bradshaw Rd., just a few miles northeast of Fairfield.
A public information officer said it’s burning approximately 40 acres and timber and trees are burning.
The cause is still unknown.
According to Spokane County Fire District 8, there are no evacuations in place.
Several fire departments are out at the scene and air support was used to help fight the fire.
As of this writing, the fire has not been contained yet.
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Credit Courtesy of Idaho Fire Map
Wildfire season has intensified in the Inland Northwest, with the central Idaho mountains and the area where Washington, Oregon and Idaho meet as the hot spots.
In the latter, the Snake River complex of fires has burned more than 54,000 acres on the Idaho side of Snake River as it forms the border with Washington. It is 0% contained.
The Shovel Creek fire is part of that Snake River complex. It is burning in grass and timber and is threatening structures.
The Dry Gulch fire has covered about 47,000 acres of tall grass, brush and timber near Asotin in southeastern Washington. It was caused by lightning on Wednesday. Six outbuildings have burned. The fires is threatening 450 homes, 20 multiple residences and 50 other minor structures. Some residents in the area were required to leave home Saturday night.
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July 7, 2021 6:27 PM Elenee Dao
SPOKANE CO., Wash. Crews continue to make progress on the Andrus Road Fire near Cheney, but changes in the weather could set them back.
As of Wednesday afternoon, people are still under evacuation orders. That could change later Wednesday night depending on how fast firefighters work.
The wind, some lightning, that’s the perfect storm for the Andrus fire to get going again.
It’s been a busy couple of days for firefighters trying to contain the fire. As of Wednesday afternoon, agencies say the Andrus Fire is 20 percent contained.
All day, crews kept track of the weather to make sure they know what’s coming.