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Close call in Billings Heights highlights urban wildfire danger as Spokane fires burn
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Watch the story below:Close call in Billings Heights highlights urban wildfire danger as Spokane fires burnSmoke from three major wildfires near Spokane drifted into Billings on Monday.
The fires have forced more than 65,000 people to evacuate in the Spokane area and destroyed more than 700 homes and other structures.
Fire officials say strong winds and dry conditions have fueled the fires, which remain among the nation's highest wildfire priorities.
"Seeing all the structure fires in Spokane, it's definitely been scary because you don't think that that can happen here, but this was a little too close to home," she said.
Isabel Spartz/MTN NewsLockwood Fire District Chief Branden Stevens said the devastation near Spokane is something his department studies closely as crews prepare for similar scenarios closer to home.