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State Chapters => Arizona => Topic started by: Elderberry on August 23, 2019, 02:41:16 am

Title: Museum Fire update: Officials expect dealing with Arizona wildfire to cost $12M
Post by: Elderberry on August 23, 2019, 02:41:16 am
ABC15 8/22/2019

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Fighting a wildfire that burned a northern Arizona mountain pass and dealing with its aftermath is expected to cost more than $12 million.

The Arizona Daily Sun reported Thursday that the U.S. Forest Service estimates it has spent about $9 million on efforts to stop the blaze in the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff.

The fire sparked on July 21 and was declared fully contained on Aug. 15. The cause is not yet known.

More: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/museum-fire-update-officials-expect-dealing-with-arizona-wildfire-to-cost-12m (https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/museum-fire-update-officials-expect-dealing-with-arizona-wildfire-to-cost-12m)