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CRIMEAug 4 · 05:29 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press

Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of Spokane's devastating wildfires

A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with first-degree arson for setting the Old Trails Fire, one of three wildfires that destroyed 700 buildings and displaced 67,000 people. A community tip led authorities to the suspect, who was later found with matches and a lighter, and some residents are returning to find their homes destroyed.

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