Firefighters start to contain Washington state wildfires as tens of thousands remain displaced

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Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather — This provides a temporary reprieve for containment efforts but highlights the need for continued vigilance as temperatures are expected to rise.
Hotter and drier conditions are forecasted later in the week — These conditions could pose significant challenges, increasing the risk of further spread and making firefighting operations more difficult.

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Fires have destroyed about 850 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to evacuate since they erupted last weekendFirefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest...

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