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Saturday, 27 April 2024

Bighorn fire still 33% contained as it approaches third week

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Bighorn fire still 33% contained as it approaches third week
Bighorn fire still 33% contained as it approaches third week

Bighorn fire still 33% contained as it approaches third week; spreads to more than 74,000 acres

NOW SCORCHED 75- THOUSANDACRES.

9 ON YOUR SIDE'SLUZDELIA CABALLERO JOINS US --FROM CATALINA WITH THE LATEST.LUZDELIA -- WHAT ARE YOUSEEING FROM YOUR VANTAGEPOINT?FIRE LINES ARE VERY PROMINENTON THE MOUNTAIN..AS AREHOTSPOTS...ONLY 33 PERCENTCONTAINED... HUGE FIREFIGHTINGEFFORT IN PLACE WITH MORE THAN800 PEOPLE BATTLING THE BLAZE.AND YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED LOTSOF SMOKE HOVERING OVER THEMOUNTAIN RANGEESPECIALLY INTHE MORNINGS...FOLKS WITH THEINCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM SAYTHERE'S A REASON FOR THATTHERE'S AN INVERSION THATPUSHES THE SMOKE DOWN INTOSOME OF THE MOST POPULATEDAREAS.

AND IS THAT SOMETHINGTHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE WORRIEDABOUT NECESSARILY, SEEING THATSMOKE?

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILYMEAN AN INCREASE IN FIREACTIVITY, BUT DEFINITELY IFYOU HAVE OTHER HEALTHCONDITIONS, WE WOULDDEFINITELY RECOMMEND THAT YOUSTAY INDOORS.

LECLAIR SAYSFIREFIGHTING EFFORTS CONTINUETHROUGHOUT THE DAY SHORINGTHE LINES IS ONE OF THEIRPRIORITY TO HELP WITHCONTAINMENT ON THE GROUND.SO FAR NO STRUCTURES HAVE BEENDAMAGED.

REPORTING LIVE FROMCATALINA, LUZDELIA CABALLERO,KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.A SOUTHERN TUCSON NEIGHBORHOOD

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