Firefighters tackling 2 wildfires near Arizona city
The pipeline fire has scorched more than 20.000 acres since exploding on Sunday 6 miles to the north of Flagstaff, a picturesque town of about 75.000 people about 145 miles north of Phoenix, the state capitol.
The pipeline fire, about six miles outside the city,, has scorched about 25.000 acres up until Monday afternoon, according to a briefing on the wildfire information site InciWeb, and Two other smaller fires nearby, the Haywire Fire and the Double Fire, have increased and are expected to merge, InciWeb said.
A 57-year-old man was arrested in connection with the pipeline fire, officers announced on Inciweb on Sunday.
The perpetrator reportedly set fire to toilet paper in the Coconino National Forest at midday on Saturday, the source said.
Up to eight tankers and five helicopters were deployed to battle the flames on Sunday while at least 270 firefighters battled the larger pipeline fire, InciWeb reported.??? We had a lot of people on board the plane.
The Arizona Dept. of Transportation shut down U.S. route 89.
https://twitter.com/MichelMarizco/status/1536420538121220100
Some of you have asked about the smoky sky this morning. That smoke aloft is primarily drifting into Colorado from the Pipeline Fire near Flagstaff, AZ, which ignited yesterday.
Here's a forecast loop showing projected smoke through today. #COwx pic.twitter.com/GRiJba5vaN
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 13, 2022
Views from the O'Leary Webcam at 360 Overwatch tonight at 8:28 p.m. give us an idea of just how far this fire has spread… from the peak to the valley below. The views we're accustomed to will be black come morning. This is why we obey burn bans! #PipelineFire #azwx pic.twitter.com/YRhcKbajpM
— NWS Flagstaff (@NWSFlagstaff) June 14, 2022
Current #wildfires on our forest, explained. Learn more here: https://t.co/IHIaZcAp6o pic.twitter.com/14aC5l2mVQ
— Coconino NF (@CoconinoNF) June 13, 2022
UPDATE: The northbound closure on US 89 has moved from milepost 425 to 423, north of Townsend/Winona Road. Southbound remains closed at milepost 445.#Aztraffic #PipelineFire pic.twitter.com/FR4dVicpJp
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 14, 2022
