Two wildfires in eastern Arizona have triggered evacuation orders for hundreds of people as they burned across 60,000 acres Sunday, per CNN.
Driving the news: The fires are burning amid hot, dry conditions and as much of the state is experiencing an "extreme" or "exceptional drought."
Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.
Details: One of the blazes, the Telegraph Fire, has razed some 34,365 acres since erupting on Friday, forcing the closure of a major highway near Tonto National Forest, according to the InciWeb wildfire information system.
-
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office urged the 250-person community of Top-of-the-World to evacuate ahead of the approaching uncontained fire Sunday afternoon, warning: "If you choose to ignore this advisement, you must understand emergency services may not be able to assist you further."
-
The other wildfire, the Mescal Fire, has burned nearly 26,000 acres across the Mescal Mountains, some 120 miles east of Phoenix and was 2% contained as of Sunday, per InciWeb.
More from Axios: Sign up to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free
U.S. - Latest - Google News
June 07, 2021 at 08:12AM
https://ift.tt/3fVhZ96
2 Arizona wildfires burn 60,000 acres and force hundreds of people to evacuate - Yahoo News
U.S. - Latest - Google News
https://ift.tt/2ShjtvN
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "2 Arizona wildfires burn 60,000 acres and force hundreds of people to evacuate - Yahoo News"
Post a Comment