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The Gray Fire was a wildfire in Spokane County, Washington, United States. [1] It began near Medical Lake at about 12:27 pm on August 18, 2023. As of September 1, 2023, the fire had burned 10,085 acres (4,081 ha) and was 100% contained. In addition to burning 259 structures, the death of one person was determined to be connected to the fire.
One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers) of grass ...
Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire had each ...
Carl Grub, 86, died on Aug. 18 near an intersection in Medical Lake west of Spokane in the area of the Gray fire, which started that day, according to a Friday news release from the Spokane County ...
Another person died in connection with the Gray fire that started Friday west of Spokane, authorities said over the weekend. 2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of ...
The Gray Fire was ignited on August 18 near Medical Lake in Spokane County and grew to over 9,500 acres (3,800 ha) within a day. It prompted the evacuation of Medical Lake and parts of Cheney and shut down portions of Interstate 90 and State Route 902 . [ 22 ]
Aug. 19—Wildfires that ravaged two swaths of Spokane County on Friday afternoon destroyed 300 structures, including homes and outbuildings, and torched more than 18,000 acres of communities ...
Smoke, primarily from wildfires burning in Canada, as well as from the Oregon Fire and two other fires in Spokane County caused Spokane, Washington to have the worst air quality in the United States for two days, on August 19 and 20. Air quality index levels reached a peak level of 511 in Spokane in the morning of August 20. [14]