Forest fire in Arizona USA extends

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Fires spread thick smoke in the Arizona around six of the State. Thousands of people in the U.S. State of Arizona, took refuge from the great fire in the area. The fire spread in the last 10 days.

The events are referred to as a giant fire that is the second largest place in American history.

The wind caused the fire spread in a number of areas of Greer, a small town near the border of the State of New Mexoco, and threaten 7,000 residents who settled there.

Firefighters using bulldozers on Tuesday (7/6) to get rid of shrubs and trees, and attempted to make the line between the location of the fire with the settlement of the population to prevent the spread of fire.

Officials said the fire broke out about 10 miles from the town of Eagar and Springerville, which caused the population to prepare for evacuation.

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Forest fire threatens the citizens of Arizona

Saturday, June 11, 2011

The smoke of a forest fire in Arizona to look from a ranch in New Mexico. firefighters Arizona currently working hard tackling forest fires that threaten people living in the eastern region of the State.

Forest fires that have already devoured an area 583km square is described as the third largest forest fire in Arizona history.

So the magnitude of the fires are burning down the pine forest until the smoke could be seen in the State of Mexico and Colorado communities in Arizona.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer who review the location of the fire using helicopters described the fire as a speed the widespread view that horrible.

As a result of forest fires, residents in the resort town of Greer, in the White Mountains, already since Saturday (3/6) had fled to avoid the fire getting closer settlement residents.

Even on Sunday (5/6) city of Greer was completely shrouded in thick smoke.

Meanwhile the city of Alpine and Nutrioso also threatened danger of fire. Residents who have fled are still waiting for an evacuation of the Government.

About 1,300 firefighters from various parts of the United States deployed to tackle forest fires.

Previous Arizona also have experienced forest fires like this.

2002 fire melalap covering an area of 732 square miles and 2006 wildfires scorch area of 387 square miles near Phoenix.

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