Monday, June 20, 2011

Monument Fire jumps highway, destroys structures

Southern Arizona's Monument Fire roared back to life Sunday afternoon, breaking containment lines, jumping a highway and destroying an unknown number of structures after giving firefighters the upper hand for the previous two days.

Cochise County Supervisor Pat Call confirmed that at least two restaurants in the Nicksville area were destroyed but said another restaurant and post office in the area remained standing.

Others were more circumspect in describing what was destroyed Sunday but knew buildings had been consumed
Read more:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/20/20110620monument-fire-arizona-spreads.html#ixzz1PovftAoi

Article courtesy of The Arizona Republic by JJ Hensley and Laurie Merrill

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