Wildfire forces evacuation of another Arizona town - Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news...
Jun 7, 2011
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"Winds of about 30mph (50kph), with gusts above 60mph (100kph), blew heavy smoke from the fire in the picturesque town of Greer, where most of the 200 full-time residents had already fled. The winds and expected lightning storms may make matters worse in an area dotted with cabins and campgrounds that have long provided a cool summer getaway from the oppressive heat of the nearby desert. The fire was projected to have grown to nearly 365 square miles (950 sq. kilometres), officials said on Monday, based on overnight mapping flights. Officials believe an abandoned campfire may have sparked the blaze more than a week ago."
- Jenny
"So far, the flames have destroyed five buildings and scorched 233,522 acres (95,000 hectares) of ponderosa pine forest. No serious injuries have been reported. The blaze nearly doubled in size between Saturday and Monday.
About 2,700 to 3,000 people are believed to have fled Alpine and Nutrioso late last week and headed to larger towns for shelter, Gov. Jan Brewer said."
- Jenny
About half of our firefighters have been called out for this fire.
- Jenny
That's tragic, am praying for the people of that area and the firefighters safety.
- James Stratford
This fire is so out of control. I really hope they start to get it contained quickly. :-/
- Jenny
While on vacation, I was really shocked to see the haze from some of the other fires late last week, which almost completely concealed Pikes Peak from only a mere 5 miles away, in Colorado Springs....here is a link that gives info on the many different wildfires covering New Mexico and Arizona...shocking and soooo sad. No telling how long it will take the forests to repair themselves... http://www.santafenewmexican.com/local%2... ... https://nmfireinfo.wordpress.com/2011...
- JB