(ARIZONA, US July 2019) Air Crews Battle Huge Arizona Wildfire Burning 7,000 Acres

About 600 firefighters are battling a raging wildfire that is burning over seven square kilometres (2.8 square miles) in a mountain pass in Arizona.

Two dozen homes have already been evacuated in Flagstaff, with another 5,000 urged to be prepared to flee in Coconino National Forest.

Airplanes and helicopters are being used to drop water and retardant to slow the spread of the fire.

According to officials the fire was human-caused, but they are still investigating what started it.

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Report by Gianluca Avagnina.

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