US Wildfires Turn Deadly in Washington State

Three firefighters were killed and four others injured Wednesday while battling a raging wildfire in Washington state in the northwestern United States. Authorities say the firefighters were battling a fast-moving blaze threatening a small town in the north-central part of the state when the fire shifted.  A local law enforcement official described the conditions to a Seattle television station as "a hellstorm." About 1,500 residents in three towns in the fire zone were...

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