A raging wildfire in Arizona has nearly tripled in size within one day, sparking evacuation orders for the surrounding area, as a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the blaze.
include Schultz Pass Road and Arizona Snowbowl, Timberline and the Crater Estates.The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fire off Snowbowl Road at 11 a.m. Sunday and were given the description of a white pickup truck leaving the area of the blaze.
Deputies spotted the car matching the description, leading to the arrest of the driver, a 57-year-old man whose name has not been released. He was charged with natural resource violations, U.S. Forest Service — Coconino National Forest said. The suspect’s name was not released “in order to protect the integrity of the investigation," law enforcement patrol Captain Andy Pederson said.A person watches as smoke rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 12, 2022.
A Red Cross Shelter has been set up at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff and an Animal Shelter set up at Fort Tuthill.The blaze is located about four miles east of Sunset Crater Volcano in the forest and estimated to be 1,600 acres Monday,
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