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Pinery Fire Update: Pre-Evacuations Ordered As 1,200 Acres Burned
The fire, which started Saturday afternoon, was human-caused.Pre-evacuation orders have been issued for for the east White Tail Canyon area
CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT, AZ – It started on Saturday afternoon – a human-caused fire on private land. The Pinery Fire has now spread, consuming more than 1,200 acres and forcing pre-evacuation orders to be issued for the White Trail Canyon.
Those orders mean that residents have to be ready to go on a moment's notice. No has been injured in the fire.
The fire started on private land, and has moved to the north and east onto Chiricahua National Monument and the Coronado National Forest.
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Officials say that more than 300 firefighters are on scene including half-a-dozen hot shot crews. (Get Tucson Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).
The national monument is closed as fire crews work to bring it under control.
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Photo via US Forest Service-Coronado National Forest.
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