1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgWAMUhttps://wamu.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DQBZg54gvL"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/20/09/08/fast-moving-wildfire-destroys-80-of-small-town-in-eastern-washington-state/">Fast-Moving Wildfire Destroys 80% Of Small Town In Eastern Washington State</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/20/09/08/fast-moving-wildfire-destroys-80-of-small-town-in-eastern-washington-state/embed/#?secret=DQBZg54gvL" width="600" height="338" title="“Fast-Moving Wildfire Destroys 80% Of Small Town In Eastern Washington State” — WAMU" data-secret="DQBZg54gvL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/malden-1_wide-459c98ccbbd2caa82a1eb5a87fddb5845c3fffd7.jpg749421The town of Malden lost its fire station, post office, City Hall, library and most of its homes, according to the Whitman County Sheriff's Office. Police went door to door telling residents to flee.