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Fires in Spokane, Washington, burn 600 structures, force 60,000 evacuations

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Wildfires in eastern Washington state have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.

Fire and law enforcement officials said there had been no reports of injuries or people unaccounted for, but they stressed it was early in the response effort.

The fires burned about 21 square kilometres (8sq miles) over the weekend. Roughly 1,000sq km (386sq miles) have burned across the state.

"We are not out of danger," said Senator Maria Cantwell. "The next couple of days will be challenging."

Investigators have not determined how the blazes began.

Some of the fires, including those in the Spokane area, have not been contained.