A man has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with one of the wildfires tearing through eastern Washington, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said Monday, as firefighters battle to contain blazes that have left a trail of destruction across the region.

Several fires are burning in the area, destroying at least 700 structures and forcing roughly 67,000 people to evacuate.

A man was charged with arson in connection to the Old Trails Fire, one of three destructive wildfires burning in Spokane County. Hundreds of structures have been destroyed and at…