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Firefighters Battling Wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico April 28, 2021
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) Mohave County authorities have issued an emergency declaration after a wildfire near Kingman prompted the evacuation of more than 200 homes in Pine Lake area.
In the meantime, firefighters stepped up efforts to control another wildfire burning in the Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico.
The Arizona wildfire was reported around 2 p.m. Sunday and reportedly originated between the Flag Mine and Wild Cow Campground in the Hualapai Mountains south of Kingman in northwestern Arizona.
Arizona Bureau of Land Management officials said the fire was human-caused, but how it started remains under investigation.
Emergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information from the Bureau of Land Management.
The fire, which was described by officials as “raging out of control” on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of about 200 homes in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake, about two hours north of Phoenix.
The evacuation order includes Hualapai Mountain Resort and Hualapai Mountain Park, which were ordered closed
“Mohave County Supervisor Buster Johnson has declared a County Emergency as a result of the Flag Fire in the Hualapai Mountains,” Mohave County Communications Director Roger Galloway said Monday in a news release.
Mohave County issues emergency declaration as wildfire rages
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) Mohave County authorities have issued an emergency declaration after a wildfire near Kingman prompted the evacuation of more than 200 homes in Pine Lake area. The wildfire was reported around 2 p.m. Sunday and reportedly originated between the Flag Mine and Wild Cow Campground in the Hualapai Mountains south of Kingman in northwestern Arizona. Authorities say the fire is human-caused, but how it started is under investigation. County Supervisor Buster Johnson issued the emergency declaration that activated the county’s emergency response and recovery plan until further notice. County officials say the wildfire had burned about 1,400 acres by late Monday afternoon. It’s burning brush, grass and ponderosa pines.