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How one woman is helping her family evacuate amid wildfires in Spokane

WBUR
Published August 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM EDT
Chimneys are the only structures remaining in a residential neighborhood after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
Lindsey Wasson/AP
Chimneys are the only structures remaining in a residential neighborhood after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Host Robin Young speaks with Kathy Pajimola of Spokane, Washington, about how she’s helping her adult children and grandchildren who had to evacuate their homes after wildfires broke out there.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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