An air tanker drops retardant as it attacks the 50-acre Molino Fire near milepost 4.5 on the Mount Lemmon Highway. The Mesa Hotshots will accompany two crews from the Arizona Division of Forestry and Fire Management, a crew from Saguaro National Park, two helicopters, three engines, water tenders (tankers) and will continue to fight the blaze, which started Tuesday, according to the Forest Service Facebook page. The highway is closed from the base to milepost 7.
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Crews battling fire at Molino Basin along the Mt. Lemmon Highway
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An air tanker drops a load of retardant on the Molina Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
A helicopter carrying a loaded water bucket heads west from Molino Basin Overlook while attacking the Molino Fire near milepost 4.5 in the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Summerhaven and the surrounding Santa Catalina Mountains 10 years after the Aspen Fire devastated the community in June, 2003. The fire burned…
Saguaro National Monument in Tucson was created in 1933, expanded in 1961, and became Saguaro National Park in 1994. There are two units: East…
U.S. Forest Service officials are asking the public to help find a man they believe could have started a fire last week on Mt. Lemmon.Â
Blaze may be related to recreational shooting.
