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Crews contain wildfire burning on E. Graves Road south of Costco

The fire is around 2-3 acres. Chief Greg Anderson says the fire is burning near a homeless camp

Credit: Tim Pham

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane County Fire District 9 responded to a wildfire on E. Graves Road south of Costco on North Newport Highway.

The fire is around 5 acres and crews are calling this fire the Birdseed Fire. Chief Greg Anderson says the fire is burning near a homeless camp. The latest update is that crews have the fire contained.

This is a developing news story and we will provide more updates as we receive them.

BREAKING: A brush fire inching closer to the North Spokane Costco. A store employee tells me they may evacuate the store soon. @KREM2 pic.twitter.com/honZXUsHzb
— KREM 2 Tim Pham (@UpWithTim) August 17, 2023

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