KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) --An 11,000-acre wildfire 30 miles northwest of Kingman has received considerable rain, but officials were concerned that steady winds and high temperatures in the coming days could make it harder to fight the blaze, officials said Sunday.
Even though the Twin Mills fire was considered threatening 50 homes in Golden Valley, the blaze was three miles away from the houses and wasn't burning toward the community, said Wendell Peacock, a spokesman for the team fighting the fire.
People living in homes scattered outside of the fire's perimeter had voluntarily evacuated the area Saturday while crews conducted burnout operations to destroy natural fuels around the structures. The residents returned home shortly after the burnout operations.
It's not known how many homes were evacuated or how close the fire was from the structures.
Widespread rain fell on the fire Saturday night. ''We are hoping this was a more soaking rain,'' Peacock said.
Helicopters and airplanes dropped water and retardant on the fire in an effort to keep it from moving toward the south, east and west. Crews on the ground battled the fire from a safe distance.
An estimated 200 fifefighters were battling the lightning-caused blaze, which began Friday night.
None of the fire has been contained.
