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# ‘Wiped out’ - BBC reports from Spokane neighbourhood devastated by fires

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Thousands of residents are still under mandatory evacuation orders in Spokane, Washington, where wildfires have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes.

One suspect has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection to one of the fires burning in the city.

The BBC’s Max Matza reports from one neighbourhood impacted by the blazes.

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