Advertisement
This Article is From May 26, 2014

Containment on Northern Arizona Wildfire Inches Up

Flagstaff, Arizona: Firefighters say they are slowly making progress in controlling a wildfire burning in a northern Arizona canyon.

The fire's size was 21 square miles as of Sunday morning but is 10 per cent contained.

The Slide Fire has grown in the last two days due to crews setting fires to rob the blaze of its natural forest fuels.

Fire spokesman Rico Smith says firefighters are focused on strengthening containment lines and clearing debris on the western end.

He says aerial drops of water and fire ignition devices in areas they want to intentionally burn are resuming.

Some burnout operations were delayed Saturday night because of rain.

The fire is burning around Oak Creek Canyon, a scenic recreation area along the highway between Sedona and Flagstaff.

No homes have been destroyed.

Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world

Follow us:
Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com