Arizona wildfire consumes thousands of acres, prompts evacuations: See map

A occurrence successful Arizona has acceptable implicit 3,500 acres ablaze and is continuing to turn arsenic officials enactment to power the flames, according to officials.

The Greer Fire started Tuesday astatine 11 a.m. section clip successful Greer, Arizona, which is astir 223 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, according to a property merchandise published by 311 Info.

Within hours, the occurrence acceptable thousands of acres ablaze, reported Arizona Central, a portion of the USA TODAY Network. Several areas person since been forced to evacuate.

The occurrence is inactive progressive arsenic precocious winds proceed to impact the area, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. As of Tuesday night, 150 unit were moving to power the fire.

Greer Fire map

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Which areas are forced to evacuate owed to the fire?

The pursuing areas are successful "Go" status, meaning they are being asked to evacuate, according to InciWeb:

• Greer

• South Fork

• Residents westbound of Highway 261

People residing connected River Road successful Eagar westbound to Highway 261 are successful "Set" status, meaning that are being asked to hole for evacuation, but an evacuation bid has not been enforced successful the area.

A structure is unfastened astatine St. Johns astatine the County Fairground, which tin location ample and tiny animals, according to InciWeb.

A fig of streets person besides been closed owed to the raging fire.

Minnesota wildfire amid record-breaking heat

The Greer Fire deed Arizona astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic firefighters successful Northern Minnesota are warring wildfires. The portion faces yet different time of "near critical" occurrence upwind connected Wednesday, according to USA TODAY's erstwhile reporting.

The largest occurrence successful the authorities is successful St. Louis County, wherever the Camp House occurrence has acceptable implicit 11,700 acres ablaze and is 0% contained, according to Gordon Ramsay, the St. Louis County Sheriff.

At slightest 144 structures person been destroyed since the occurrence started.

In Minnesota, the House Fire, Jenkins Fire, and Munger-Shaw fires person been fueled by a question of adust vigor and record-breaking temperatures successful the Northern Plains. In total, the fires person acceptable astir 20,000 acres ablaze.

Contributing: Jeanine Santucci; USA TODAY

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