Photos: Wind-driven, two-alarm house fire in Tucson
A stubborn, wind-driven house fire in the 2800 block of S. Coconino Vista took more than an hour for Tucson Fire Department crews to control on Wednesday. Crews encountered heavy smoke and flames and requested a second alarm. Eight people were displaced. The Red Cross is providing assistance. There were no injuries.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
After a break, some Tucson Fire Department firefighters get ready to head back to fighting a structure fire that displace eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022. The day's stiff winds hindered efforts to bring the fire under control.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
A Tucson Fire Department ladder truck pours water on from above while others hit hotspots from lower angles on the scene of a structure fire at 2880 S. Coconino Vista, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
A Tucson Fire Department firefighter hoses down a hotspot near the front of a structure at 2880 S. Coconino Vista, the scene of a structure fire that displaced eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
A pair of Tucson Fire Department hose down the west side of a structure at 2880 S. Coconino Vista, the scene of a structure fire that displaced eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
Tucson Fire Department firefighters work on extinguishing hot spots on the west side of a structure at 2880 S. Coconino Vista, the scene of a structure fire that displaced eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
A Tucson Fire Department firefighter mans a hose on the north side of a structure fire at 2880 s. Coconino Vista, the scene of a structure fire that displace eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
Two-alarm fire, Tucson, 2022
Tucson Fire Department personnel work on extinguishing hot spots under the collapsed roof at 2880 S. Coconino Vista at fire that displaced eight, with no injuries reported, Tucson, Ariz., February 23, 2022.
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