The Gray Fire started Friday, spread quickly and has led to the evacuation order to the residents of Medical Lake and the closure of Interstate 90 in both directions.
DNR also noted there were expanded evacuation orders for the city of Four Lakes and Spokane Transit Authority busses will assist with evacuations in the the city of Cheney in case event that the Level 1 evacuation warning becomes Level 3. WSI notes a Level 1 evacuation “advises residents that danger exists in their area.”Friday evening the Gray Fire has closed portions of Interstate 90, both westbound and eastbound.WB I-90 is CLOSED at the US 2 interchange in Spokane.
In a statement Friday, the Washington Fire Marshal’s Office said “fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Gray Fire located in Spokane County.”Friday night about a separate blaze, the Oregon Road fire outside Elk. It has already reached an estimated 2,000 acres.
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