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Forest officials were monitoring a lightning-caused fire Sunday in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness area, said Heidi Schewel, spokeswoman for the Coronado National Forest.
The Big Horn Mountain Fire started late Sunday afternoon at about 5,400 feet in steep terrain among brush, pinyon pines and junipers.
No structures are in danger from the fire, estimated to be about 10 acres Sunday evening.
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