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Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings in Washington state

Season 2026 Episode 158 | 3m 08s

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.

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