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Flying V Fire
2023 wildfire near Globe, Arizona, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Flying V Fire is an active wildfire near Globe, Arizona. Ignited in the early afternoon at about 2:15 PM on July 5, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. As of July 10, 2023[update], the fire had burned 831 acres (336 ha) and was 52% contained.[1][2]
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History
The fire began near U.S. Route 60 at mile marker 300. As of July 10, 2023[update], it had burned 831 acres (336 ha) and was 52% contained.[1] The Flying V fire is one of six fires that sparked along the highway on July 5, but the other five fires have been contained and only burned less than half an acre.[3]
On July 8, the efforts to mitigate the fire by building containment lines achieved considerable success.[4]
On July 10, 5% of the fire has been contained, and a plan to conditionally reopen U.S. Route 60 had been drawn up.[5]
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Cause
The BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management stated on their Facebook page that the fire is likely to be human-caused.[2]
Impact
The fire caused U.S. Route 60 to be closed in both directions from mileposts 256 to 311, north of Globe, Arizona.[6] As of July 7, no evacuations had been ordered, and no structures and communities had been threatened.[2][3]
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