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Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man who went to prison for killing his father in 2010 has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state's second-largest city and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the biggest of the three blazes in and around the eastern Washington city, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said. His bond was set at $1 million and he's due in court later Tuesday. According to an affidavit, Farinacci denied under questioning by sheriff's deputies that he set the fire and said he had matches and a lighter on him when he was detained because he smokes. The fires, which hadn't been contained at all as of Tuesday morning, have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to evacuate.
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After the weekend winds died down and shifted, sending smoke across the western part of the state, including the Seattle area, firefighting conditions were expected to worsen again Wednesday, with winds picking up and temperatures expected to reach the 90s (32-37 degrees Celsius), said Benjamin Cossel, a spokesperson for the fire incident management team.
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