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Al Jazeera

Why are the Washington wildfires so severe? Spokane fires explained

Why Spokane's wildfires spread so fast, what caused them and why Washington is facing a major fire crisis.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Al Jazeera.

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