Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations

Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/5472x3648!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2Ffb%2F3017a16c4a0e9e157ca54e636edc%2Fap26215030761697.jpg' alt='Chris Mutton, left, whose house burned in a wildfire speaks with Shane Maggart on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.'/><p>Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.</p><p>(Image credit: Young Kwak/AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-137003' />