Homes burn as the Yarnell Hill Fire roars in Glenn Ilah on Sunday, June 30, 2013, near Yarnell, Ariz / AP
YARNELL, Ariz.
Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a
forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an
elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the
U.S. in decades. The "hotshot" firefighters were forced
to deploy their emergency fire shelters -- tent-like structures meant to
shield firefighters from flames and heat -- when they were caught near
the central Arizona town of Yarnell, state forestry spokesperson Art
Morrison told The Associated Press.
The fire also destroyed an estimated 200 homes, Morrison said. Dry grass near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the fast-moving blaze, which was whipped up by wind and raced through the homes, he said.
CBS Phoenix, Ariz. Affiliate KPHO-TV reports at least eight firefighters suffered injuries and were a local hospital. The extent of their injuries wasn't known.
SOURCE : http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57591712/19-firefighters-killed-battling-fast-moving-ariz-wildfire/
The fire also destroyed an estimated 200 homes, Morrison said. Dry grass near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the fast-moving blaze, which was whipped up by wind and raced through the homes, he said.
CBS Phoenix, Ariz. Affiliate KPHO-TV reports at least eight firefighters suffered injuries and were a local hospital. The extent of their injuries wasn't known.
SOURCE : http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57591712/19-firefighters-killed-battling-fast-moving-ariz-wildfire/
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