❌

Normale Ansicht

Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Spokane Wildfire

04. August 2026 um 16:47
Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested after a witness reported seeing him kneeling near the ignition site, officials said. Winds were forecast to increase Friday and Saturday, bringing a return to extremely critical fire weather.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Destruction left in the wake of the Old Trails fire in Spokane, Wash.

‘A War Zone’: Spokane Wildfires Leave a Devastating Trail of Destruction

04. August 2026 um 07:56
Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Late on Monday, officials arrested a man suspected of setting one of the fires.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Residents returned to survey damage left in the wildfires in Spokane, Wash.
❌