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Lind Fire fully contained after destroying several homes, seriously injured firefighter recovering | News

LIND, Wash. – After destroying 14 structures Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said the Lind Fire is now fully contained.

ACSO said the firefighter who was airlifted to Spokane is now home with his family and recovering.

Local crews are mopping up and monitoring hot spots.

Last Updated: August 5 at 10:30 am

In a statewide briefing, Washington Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials said the Lind Fire is not yet contained but is “looking really good.”

DNR said firefighting progress is moving in the right direction and they are optimistic that there will be no more damage to structures.

Last Updated: August 5 at 8:30 am

All evacuations have now been lifted for the Lind Fire, after 14 structures, including six homes and eight other structures, were lost to a quick-moving wildfire. Officials say the fire is now contained and under control, but crews will work through the night to make sure it doesn’t spark back up.

State fire assistance was put in place to support local firefighters who are working to contain it. Ground and air support responded to the fire.

The fire started on the south side of the town and began approaching homes. Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and Washington State Patrol (WSP) crews are helping with evacuations.

Entire town of Lind being evacuated, 10 homes already lost to quick-moving wildfire — WSDOT East

Highway 395 was closed in both directions as well as SR 21 but has since been reopened.

Update regarding the wildfire burning south of Lind: We have reopened US 395 in the area but our crews are on standby if the fire warrants a closure. State Route 21 is also open but be advised there are some low visibility areas.

— WSDOT East (@WSDOT_East) August 4, 2022

The Red Cross was assisting displaced people at the Ritzville Elementary School.

#UPDATE: Just arrived at Ritzville Grade School, the evacuation site for those in Lind, which had a population of around 600 people. Shelter is about 20 min north of the front lines of the fire south of Lind.@KHQLocalNews pic.twitter.com/g7ANp5boke

— Guy Tannenbaum (@guytannenbaum) August 4, 2022

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Check back for updates.

Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $US30 million to House of Cards makers, after judge supports arbitration ruling

A judge has ruled Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the producers of hit TV show House of Cards nearly $US31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.

The ruling gives the force of law to a private arbitrator’s decision to award $US30.9 million ($44.3 million) in favor of production company MRC and others.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana wrote that Spacey and his attorneys “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case” and “do not demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts.”

“We are pleased with the court’s ruling,” MRC attorney Michael Kump said in an email to The Associated Press.

Spacey has denied the allegations through his attorneys and his spokesperson, who did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

The arbitrator found that Spacey violated his contract’s demands for professional behavior by “engaging certain conduct in connection with several crew members in each of the five seasons that he starred in and executive produced House of Cards,” according to a filing from Mr Kump.

As a result, MRC had to fire Spacey, halted production of the show’s sixth season, rewrite it to remove Spacey’s central character, and shorten it from 13 to eight episodes to meet deadlines, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in losses, according to court documents.

Spacey’s attorneys argued in their own filings that the decision to exclude him from the show’s sixth season came before the internal investigation that led the crew members to come forward, and thus was not part of a contract breach.

They argued that the actor’s actions were not a substantial factor in the show’s losses.

The ruling from the private arbitrator came after a legal fight of more than three years and an eight-day evidentiary hearing that was kept secret from the public, along with the rest of the dispute, until a panel of three more private arbitrators rejected Spacey’s appeal. and upheld the decision from November.

The 63-year-old Oscar winner’s career came to an abrupt halt late in 2017 as the #MeToo movement gained momentum and allegations against him emerged from several places.

Spacey was fired or removed from a number of projects, most notably House of Cards, the Netflix political thriller where for five seasons he played lead character Frank Underwood, a power-hungry congressman who becomes US president.

Last month in London, Spacey pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, when he was director of the Old Vic theater there.

His lawyer said he “strenuously denies” the allegations and he is set to face trial next year.

Another criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a US resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019.

Spacey also faces lawsuits from other men, including actor Anthony Rapp.

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Kevin Spacey set to face UK trial in June 2023

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