Fire evacuation order lifted on 2 large Arizona towns as threat from huge blaze wanes
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — Firefighters on Sunday expressed the first real sense of hope that they were making progress in their battle against a huge eastern Arizona wildfire burning since May, and officials began allowing roughly 7,000 residents to return home to two towns threatened for days by the blaze. To guard against flare-ups, fire crews remained in Springerville and the nearby town of …
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‘All clear’ for some in Ariz. fire, but not others
Optimism that two towns had been saved from Arizona’s massive wildfire was tempered Monday by the fact that 2,714 residences and 473 commercial properties are still considered threatened.
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