YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) - An Arizona forestry official says 19 firefighters have died battling a fast-moving wildfire.
Forestry
spokesman Art Morrison says the firefighters were caught by the fire
Sunday afternoon near the central Arizona town of Yarnell. He says they
were forced to deploy their fire shelters.
Earlier Sunday, the
wildfire prompted evacuations of 50 homes in several communities about
85 miles northwest of Phoenix. Later Sunday afternoon, the Yavapai
County Sheriff's Office expanded the evacuations to include more
residents in the town of Yarnell.
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