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Fast-moving wildfires driven by strong winds and soaring temperatures have destroyed more than 600 homes, businesses and other buildings in Spokane, Washington, in what the mayor is calling the "worst natural disaster our region has faced." CBS News' Kris Van Cleave is reporting from the scene, where firefighters and... show more

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