'Please, check on your neighbors': Spokane Fire chief says many heatwave victims were alone
KXLY July 2, 2021 7:17 PM Elenee Dao Updated: SPOKANE, Wash. – This historic heatwave is killing people in the northwest and some of them are our neighbors. 11 people are now dead; the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office saying they’re likely heat-related. Four more people were reported dead on Friday morning, and it’s possible that number could keep growing. The Spokane Fire Department says it’s seeing double the number of calls this week. On average, they get about 120 a day, but during this week of the historic heatwave, they’ve been getting about...