PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Gila County Sheriff’s office is evacuating a subdivision and campground near a wildfire burning Sunday in the Tonto National Forest north of Payson.
Authorities say the wildfire reported Sunday afternoon is burning in Ponderosa pine and has grown to 100 to 150 acres.
The blaze is burning south of the Whispering Pines subdivision and near the Water Wheel Campground.
Fire information officer Tammy Pike says she does not know how many people are being evacuated.
The Gila County Sheriff’s Department referred questions to its Payson office. Messages left at the office were not immediately returned.
Pike says heavy air tankers and a Type 2 fire crew are en route to the blaze. The fire’s cause is unknown.
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