Nearly 200 firefighters are battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix where air tankers are dropping retardant on the flames that forced dozens of residents to flee their homes overnight. Fire officials said Friday there have been no immediate reports of any injuries or homes damaged by the human-caused blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nearly 200 firefighters on Friday battled a wildfire northeast of Phoenix where air tankers were dropping retardant on the flames that forced dozens of residents to flee their homes overnight.
In Arizona, an estimated 60 people had left their homes by Friday morning after Maricopa County emergency personnel ordered evacuations for the subdivision on the edge of the Tonto National Forest. The blaze dubbed the Boulder View Fire had burned about 5 square miles with zero containment, authorities said.
The Red Cross set up an evacuation center at a high school in Scottsdale and evacuation shelters for horses and other large animals were established at several locations, including the rodeo grounds at nearby Cave Creek.
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