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Evacuations Urged in Massive Arizona Brush Fire

NOT AGAIN

Scene of 2013 blaze that killed 18 firemen.

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Residents on the Arizona town of Yarnell were advised to evacuate late Wednesday as a 400-acre wildfire raged in the area. While the blaze has so far destroyed only one building, memories of a 2013 wildfire in Yarnell that claimed the lives of 18 firefighters and ruined about 130 homes are still fresh in residents’ minds. A Red Cross shelter was offering spots to evacuees as firefighters continued to battle the fire and a nearby highway was shut down in the process. The cause of the fire is unknown.

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