I have a friend who was one of my kid's online teachers for debate who lives most of the time in Africa but had her US home in Spokane. She lost her home in the fires. So did her mother who lives nearby. 60K people are displaced. Just chimneys standing where lives and memories were made.💔

Washington state wildfires cause 60,000 people to evacuate homesVideos from Spokane - the second most populous city in Washington - show huge plumes of smoke and roaring fires close to nearby houses.www.bbc.com