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John Hanna, Associated Press John Hanna, Associated Press Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires in and around Spokane, the state's second-largest city, burned about 12.5 square miles (about 32 square kilometers) by Monday morning and filled the sky with smoke and haze. They were 0% contained, Courtney James, a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, said. Please check your inbox to confirm. The weather forecast for Monday called cooler temperatures and light winds following strong wind gusts Sunday.
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Photo by Young Kwak/AP Photo Fire and law enforcement officials said there had been no reports of injuries or people unaccounted for β but they stressed it was early in the response effort. More than 100 cattle have been killed, according to local law enforcement.
