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Man charged with arson in one of three wildfires torching Washington’s Spokane area
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Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court via video link from jail on Tuesday afternoon charged with first-degree arson.
• Mass evacuations in place: About 65,000 Spokane County residents had evacuated as of Monday, officials said.
• Unreachable residents contacted: All 14 people who had not been reachable Monday have now been contacted, Spokane County sheriff’s Cpl.
Arson suspect was seen in grass near fire’s origin, sheriff saysFarinacci was arrested Monday in connection with the Old Trails Fire, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said.
Like a ‘war zone’Swatches of the Spokane County area look like “a war zone,” said Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard.