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Arizona wildfires force evacuations from 750 homes

By Christopher Hutton
Published April 20, 2022 1:12pm ET
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Arizona wildfires force evacuations from 750 homes
Smoke from a wind-whipped wildfire rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff were being evacuated Tuesday as high winds whipped a wildfire, shut down a major highway, and grounded firefighting aircraft.

A wildfire spreading in Arizona has destroyed two dozen buildings and forced hundreds of evacuations.

High winds are pushing the Tunnel fire, which is burning north of Flagstaff, Arizona, in a northeast direction, across U.S. Highway 89, according to forest officials. People have evacuated more than 750 homes since the fire started on Sunday.

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