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Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated

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0 seconds of 55 seconds Volume 0% Next UpAP top stories August 501:00Live00:0000:5500:55 1 of 7 | Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires around Washington state’s second-largest city. The fires have destroyed about 850 buildings and forced the evacuation of around 67,000 people since they erupted last weekend.

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