Nearly 12,000 residents and over 2,000 structures have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out in Washington state, spreading to 250 acres.

“Go Now” orders were in place for an area near the Washington city of around 231,000 because of the “Upriver Fire” that broke out near Camp Sekani, officials said.

High winds drove a wildfire into a Spokane neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,200 people and potentially damaging or destroying up to 15 structures, according to fire…