Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:21:18 PM
Firefighters unaccounted for battling Ariz. blaze
Flames top a ridge as the Yarnell Hill Fire moves towards Peeples Valley, Arizona on Sunday, June 30, 2013.
Photo: The Arizona Republic, Tom Story
Updated 7:05 pm, Sunday, June 30, 2013
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A fire information officer says 19 firefighters are unaccounted for while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Mike Reichling told the Arizona Republic ( http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/articles/20130630crews-fighting-small-fires-around-Arizona.html [ http://bit.ly/158NjWp ]) that 20 firefighters were involved in a "serious incident."
The newspaper reports that one of the firefighters has been located.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has notified residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell to evacuate.
Earlier, the fast-moving fire prompted evacuations of 50 homes in the Buckhorn, Model Creek and Double A Bar Ranch areas about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix.
The Red Cross said opened a shelter at Yavapai College in Prescott.
The Yarnell Hill Fire now covers nearly 2,000 acres, according to the newspaper.
The fire started Friday but picked up momentum Sunday as the area experienced high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Firefighters-unaccounted-for-battling-Ariz-blaze-4639296.php
Flames top a ridge as the Yarnell Hill Fire moves towards Peeples Valley, Arizona on Sunday, June 30, 2013.
Photo: The Arizona Republic, Tom Story
Updated 7:05 pm, Sunday, June 30, 2013
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A fire information officer says 19 firefighters are unaccounted for while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Mike Reichling told the Arizona Republic ( http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/articles/20130630crews-fighting-small-fires-around-Arizona.html [ http://bit.ly/158NjWp ]) that 20 firefighters were involved in a "serious incident."
The newspaper reports that one of the firefighters has been located.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has notified residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell to evacuate.
Earlier, the fast-moving fire prompted evacuations of 50 homes in the Buckhorn, Model Creek and Double A Bar Ranch areas about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix.
The Red Cross said opened a shelter at Yavapai College in Prescott.
The Yarnell Hill Fire now covers nearly 2,000 acres, according to the newspaper.
The fire started Friday but picked up momentum Sunday as the area experienced high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Firefighters-unaccounted-for-battling-Ariz-blaze-4639296.php
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