Arizona Spur Fire Map, Update as Bagdad Blaze Burns Down Several Homes
On 5/28/21 at 3:54 AM EDT
An Arizona wildfire in Bagdad, a mining community in Yavapai County, has destroyed dozens of homes and the entire town remains under an evacuation order, local authorities said.
No injuries have been reported, while an estimated 25 to 30 homes were destroyed by the blaze dubbed the Spur Fire.
Fueled by dry grass and brush, the fire has burned 150 acres of land since it broke out Thursday afternoon, the Yavapai County Sheriff s Office said in a Thursday evening post on Facebook.
Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of the blaze, which was 25 percent contained, as of late Thursday, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (AZ State Forestry).
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Arizona wildfire destroys homes in remote mining town
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 28, 2021 at 10:58 am EDT
BAGDAD, Ariz. (AP) A wildfire has destroyed at least a dozen homes in a remote Arizona mining town, but authorities said firefighting crews managed to halt the blaze’s advance with assistance from aircraft dropping water and fire retardent.
The fire that started Thursday afternoon in the community of Bagdad in desert hill country about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Phoenix prompted authorities to issue 570 evacuation notices to residents.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the town of about 2,000 people and there were conflicting reports about how many homes burned.
One of the worst : Wildfire in Arizona mining town destroys at least 13 homes, prompts hundreds to evacuate
May 28, 2021 / 8:16 AM / CBS/AP
Baghdad, Arizona The forward progress of what was a fast-moving wildfire has been stopped in the small mining town of Bagdad, Arizona, but not before 13 homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were evacuated, CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV reports.
Ten outhouses and one vehicle had also been burned by the Spur Fire as of Thursday evening, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. It s one of the worst, yes, said Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman for the state forestry agency, when asked about the damage compared to past Arizona wildfires.
Arizona wildfire destroys homes in remote mining town
May 28, 2021
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BAGDAD, Ariz. (AP) A wildfire has destroyed at least a dozen homes in a remote Arizona mining town, but authorities said firefighting crews managed to halt the blaze s advance with assistance from aircraft dropping water and fire retardant.
The fire that started Thursday afternoon in the community of Bagdad in desert hill country about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Phoenix prompted authorities to issue 570 evacuation notices to residents.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the town of about 2,000 people and there were conflicting reports about how many homes burned.