Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire was questioned about 2 other blazes last year

A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures in and around the state’s second-largest city. Dozens of Spokane residents anxiously waited at a checkpoint to check on loved ones and their homes, grab essentials like medicine and feed pets after a blaze destroyed parts of their neighborhood. 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. A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. Together, the fires have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced some 67,000 people to evacuate around the state’s second-largest city.

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