Wildfires

Wildfires – Arizona, USA

A half-dozen wildfires were burning close to 140,000 acres across Arizona Tuesday and growing, as heat, wind, and drought conditions complicated firefighting efforts, officials said.

The largest of the blazes, the Telegraph Fire near Superior, grew by 11,000 acres between Monday and Tuesday morning to more than 71,000 acres and led to additional evacuation orders in the region. More than 1,400 firefighters were fighting it and the 66,000-acre Mescal Fire near San Carlos by Tuesday afternoon.

Wildfires – Utah, USA

The Carbon County Bear Fire which is believed to have been sparked by lightning, has grown to 5,300 acres and shut down a highway (U.S. Route 6) with 0% containment; while the East Canyon Fire, which started when a piece of heavy machinery, a track hoe, hit a rock, grew to 835 acres, is now 45% contained, according to Utah Fire Info.

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