Destructive wildfires fueled by dry weather and winds in central Washington have forced entire communities to flee as homes are reduced to smoldering rubble.
AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Bessex
Multiple wildfires were raging out of control across central Washington on Friday.
Plumes of smoke above Leavenworth, Washington, Thursday.
AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel
The biggest of the blazes, the Carlton Complex Fire, had burned 167,713 acres by Friday. The fire was sparked Monday by a lightning strike.
A firefighter puts water on a burning building in Pateros, Washington, Thursday night.
AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Mike Bonnicksen
About 100 homes have been destroyed by the fires, authorities estimate.
The Carlton Complex Fire burned through this neighborhood in Pateros Thursday night.
AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Don Seabrook
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