Spokane Bishop Daly Calls for Prayers Amid ‘Devastating’ Wildfires in Washington State

August 4, 2026 World News

A Virgin Mary statue remains untouched in front of a burned residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on Aug. 2, 2026. Fast-moving fires left a trail of destruction in the northwestern U.S. city of Spokane on Sunday, with officials reporting hundreds of structures reduced to cinders. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into Sunday.

The blazes have consumed hundreds of structures and forced thousands of local residents to evacuate.