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Spring Wildfires in Three States Burn 150,000 Acres

HeadlineApr 25, 2022

Officials in northern Arizona have lifted evacuation orders for neighborhoods threatened by the Tunnel Fire but warn the conflagration remains largely uncontained. The fire has scorched more than 21,000 acres north of Flagstaff. It’s one of nearly two dozen wildfires in Arizona, Nebraska and New Mexico that have burned 150,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate their homes in April, well ahead of the normal fire season.

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