Arizona Wildfire 20 Percent Contained

July 19, 2005
The Indian Hills fire caused the evacuation of about 100 residents.

600-acre fire burning along the San Pedro River was 20 percent contained Tuesday, with full containment expected by Wednesday.

''There's little projected movement expected unless you get a thunderstorm,'' said Judy Wood, a spokeswoman for the State Land Department.

Firefighters continued to mop up the fire and use bulldozers to reinforce lines on the south end of the blaze Tuesday.

The Indian Hills fire caused the evacuation of about 100 residents living in about 30 trailer homes and other homes in Dudleyville on Sunday. Residents were allowed to return home Monday.

The fire, which started Sunday, had also destroyed three homes and 10 other buildings. The cause was under investigation.

PEACHVILLE FIRE

SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) -- Driven by winds, a fire that was believed to have been started by lightning in the Tonto National Forest had grown to more than 1,000 acres by early Tuesday, a forest spokeswoman said.

The Peachville fire was about three miles north of Superior. Forest spokeswoman Emily Garber were concerned about the town of Superior but nothing there was imminently threatened and no evacuations had been ordered.

PRESCOTT FOREST FIRES

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) -- A wildfire that began as two-lightning sparked blazes in the Prescott National Forest had grown to about 6,000 acres by Tuesday but was about 5 percent contained.

Firefighters were working to keep the fire out of the pristine Cedar Bench Wilderness Area, said Debbie Maneely, a Prescott National Forest spokeswoman. ''There's a lot of wildlife in there that they want to protect,'' she said.

Crews were also clearing debris and brush from around cabins and ranches in the area as a precaution, though no structures were threatened as of early Tuesday, Maneely said.

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