Spokane County power outage map, updates: Avista customers hardest hit as wildfire forces evacuations
India, Aug. 2 -- Thousands of Spokane County residents were left without electricity Saturday night as the fast-moving Old Trails Fire tore through parts of the region. Videos shared on social media showed homes engulfed in flames as residents rushed to evacuate.
Avista Corporation customers were the hardest hit. As of 9 p.m. local time, more than 30,000 customers were without power, according to the utility's outage map.
Inland Power & Light also reported widespread outages, with more than 10,000 customers without electricity as of 9 p.m.
See the map here.
The Old Trails Fire, first reported Saturday afternoon, had grown to approximately 2,300 acres by Saturday night.
Level 3 evacuation orders remain in effect for areas bordered by ...
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