- Fast-moving wildfires in western Canada and the U.S. have forced tens of thousands to evacuate—over 20,000 people fled communities along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake and the province declared a state of emergency.
- Fires around Spokane have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures; authorities even arrested a man accused of intentionally starting the largest blaze.
- Two helicopter pilots died fighting a wildfire in Utah when their aircraft crashed; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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