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Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for three towns near Crown King due to a wildfire that had grown to 2,500 acres Sunday south of the Prescott National Forest.
It’s one of four wildfires currently burning around the state.
Arizona Bureau of Land Management officials said evacuation orders were issued shortly after 1 p.m. for Minnehaha, Fort Misery and Horsethief Basin.
They said residents of Crown King should begin preparing in the event of an evacuation order is issued.
The wildfire started Saturday and is burning about 20 miles northeast of Wickenburg and eight miles southwest of Crown King.
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for three towns near Crown King due to a wildfire that had grown to 2,500 acres Sunday south of the Prescott National Forest.
It’s one of four wildfires currently burning around the state.
Arizona Bureau of Land Management officials said evacuation orders were issued shortly after 1 p.m. for Minnehaha, Fort Misery and Horsethief Basin.
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They said residents of Crown King should begin preparing in the event of an evacuation order is issued.
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