Spokane Residents Return After Fires Destroy 700 Structures and Evacuate 67,000
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Updated · KUOW News and Information · Aug 5
Spokane Residents Return After Fires Destroy 700 Structures and Evacuate 67,000
3 articles · Updated · KUOW News and Information · Aug 5
Summary
67,000 evacuees from north Spokane began returning to some neighborhoods after this week’s fires, though orders still remained in place for parts of the city.
Around 700 structures — including hundreds of homes — were damaged or destroyed after the fires tore through the area earlier this week.
Angela McKean’s family was sorting through the remains of their home as residents confronted the loss of belongings and the places they considered their refuge.
The return marks an early shift from mass evacuation to recovery, even as many Spokane families face a long rebuilding process.