Washington State Wildfire Update: Costs Estimated at over $50 Million
Jul 28, 2014 06:36 PM EDT
The estimated costs for combating the current wildfires in Washington, including one that is now the biggest fire in state history, have now exceeded $50 million. The approximately 400-square-mile wildfire in the state's north-central region, combined with dozens of other fires also burning elsewhere in Washington have amounted to a devastating toll, both physically and fiscally.