‘Unprecedented’ Pacific fires burn hundreds of US homes

Winds gusting as high as 50 mph fanned dozens of catastrophic wildfires across a large swath of Washington state and Oregon that rarely experiences such intense fire activity because of the Pacific Northwest’s cool and wet climate.

Oregon’s governor said hundreds of homes were destroyed.

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