Southwest wildfires forced evacuations, tightened resources tonight: Hundreds fled as relentless winds pushed flames to the edge of a poplar college town and tourist haven.
An Arizona wildfire more than tripled in size as relentless winds pushed the flames through neighborhoods on the outskirts of a college and tourist town, forcing out hundreds of residents and destroying more than two dozen homes and other structures.Forest Service officials say flames as high as 100 feet quickly scorched dry vegetation. Weather conditions improved, but the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Thursday citing strong winds.
Elsewhere in Arizona, firefighters battled a wildfire in a sparsely populated area of national forest south of Prescott.
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