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Crews make progress fighting Arizona wildfires

16 June 2022
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2022-06-16 15:44

Authorities say a wildfire that has charred more than 92 square kilometers in northern Arizona now is 31% contained. Calmer winds and cooler temperatures have helped firefighters attack the largest blaze by air since it broke out Sunday some six miles north of Flagstaff.

Another wildfire in a more remote area on the outskirts of the city has burned nearly 8 square miles with no containment yet. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office lifted evacuation orders Wednesday morning for neighborhoods and businesses in the Timberline community.The forecast for later this week called for a chance of showers, which could dampen the blaze but might bring the chance of new fires from lightning strikes.

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