3 firefighters killed in Washington wildfire

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The fire in Twisp, Washington.
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Three firefighters were killed and four injured Wednesday while battling a wildfire near the town of Twisp, Washington, authorities said.

Fires in the area are covering about 50 square miles, and close to 4,000 homes have been evacuated, Okanogan County Emergency Management department spokeswoman Angela Seydel told The Associated Press. "It is really bad out there," she added. "The fires have just exploded." The blaze is one of roughly 100 substantial fires taking place across the western part of the United States.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.