Thursday, May 24, 2012

BREAKING: 12 homes and 7 outbuildings destroyed in Willow Creek, fire in the Gila at 70,000 acres

Twelve summer homes and seven outbuildings have burned in the Willow Creek subdivision as the Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire has now grown to 70,000 acres and continues to burn uncontained in the Gila. The fire is still zero percent contained at this time due to wind and aggressive fire behavior, which is expected to continue throughout today and Friday, according to Sharma Hutchinson with the Gila National Forest. A pre-evacuation is in place for the town of Mogollon, as the fire has dropped down into a canyon near there, she said. If the fire continues to back into the wind there, the town of Mogollon could be compromised as well...more

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