Wildfire Is Now The Largest In Arizona’s History

Wildfire Is Now the Largest in Arizona’s History

The Wallow Fire has now burned more than 469,000 acres in eastern Arizona and New Mexico, 10,000 more than a 2002 fire that had been the largest in Arizona history.

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