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Arizona Fire Consumes 1,100 Acres

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15 percent contained.

A wildfire near Kearney, Arizona consumed 1,100 acres by Thursday afternoon. More than 200 firefighters are fighting to extinguish the blaze, which is 15 percent contained, according to State Forestry public information officer Kevin Bailey. Several homes in a trailer park caught fire (the residents were given vouchers to stay in a hotel), but most evacuations have now been lifted. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

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