GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) - The Gila County Sheriff’s Office has lifted pre-evacuation notices for residents of canyons south of Globe in east-central Arizona after firefighters made progress in containing a lightning-caused wildfire burning in the Pinal Mountains.
The fire has burned 11.2 square miles (29 sq. kilometers) since starting May 8 in the Tonto National Forest about six miles south of Globe.
Containment is estimated at 70 percent after firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday burning fuel in areas in advance of the fire and improving the established line around the fire’s perimeter.
Approximately 610 firefighters and other personnel are assigned to the fire, which is burning in forest in higher elevations and brush in lower elevations.
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