The West Coast is on fire. What’s happening? Summary More than 30 people have died in ongoing wildfires tearing through California, Oregon, and Washington. The wildfires have devastated the region and displaced hundreds of thousands of area residents. One of the fires in California was allegedly started by a smoke-generating device used for a gender reveal party. Rumors flew last week that other fires in Oregon had been started by antifa activists; these rumors were proven to be false and Facebook pledged to remove content promoting the conspiracy …