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Spokane, WA and Old Trails fire

Spokane Arson Suspect Said He’d Started Dozens of Fires, Prosecutors Say

The man charged with setting one of the three destructive blazes in eastern Washington this month told detectives he had started two dozen fires in the last year, an affidavit said.

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Spokane, WA fires arson suspect ‘planned for weeks’, court docs say

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Man accused of arson in the biggest of 3 major fires in Spokane, Washington

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Spokane wildfire arson suspect faces more charges

Aaron Farinacci, charged with first-degree arson for the Old Trails Fire, which has displaced over $60K, in Spokane, is set to appear in court for his arraignment.

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Spokane wildfire arson suspect waited for dry, windy day to start blaze, police say

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Alleged arsonist admits to starting one Spokane wildfire and more than two dozen others since last year, prosecutors say

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Washington wildfire arson suspect twice linked to other blazes, authorities say

The fire is the largest of three burning around the north-western US state's second-most-populous city, forcing more than 60,000 people to evacuate and destroying more than 700 buildings.

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Man credited with finding, reporting Spokane wildfire arson suspect

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Suspect in Washington state wildfire was questioned about blazes last year

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Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks

A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it,

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Man charged in Washington wildfire planned it for weeks: ‘Fire is powerful, beautiful’

In addition, he researched when the weather would be best for igniting it. The man, Aaron Farinacci, said “fire is powerful, beautiful, and that things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth,” Spokane County Detective Michael Drapeau wrote in a court filing Wednesday.

Eyewitness describes suspicious encounter that helped launch Washington wildfire arson probe

A Washington grandfather says he spotted a stranger bent over near railroad tracks minutes before smoke erupted and the Old Trails Fire ignited.

Man accused of starting Spokane County’s Old Trails Fire expected to enter plea

The man accused of intentionally starting one of Washington’s most destructive wildfires is expected to enter his plea in court.

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How a grandfather’s quick thinking led fire investigators to a Spokane arson suspect

Farinacci is accused of starting the Old Trails Fire, one of three infernos ripping through Washington’s Spokane area.

Live updates: Spokane, Washington, fires force evacuations, destroy homes

Three wildfires in eastern Washington state have burned thousands of acres, putting 65,000 people under evacuation orders.