Photos: Lightning-caused fire at Agua Caliente Park
Rural Metro firefighters battled a large fire that engulfed many trees at historic Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2022. No reports of injuries.
A Rural Metro firefighter sprays down burnt palm trees after a lighting-caused fire burnt a large section of palm trees at Agua Caliente Park on Sept. 28.
Embers show on the top of a burnt palm tree while Rural Metro and Pima County Sheriffs Department respond to a lighting-caused fire at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A large section of palm trees are burnt after a lighting-caused fire hit at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A Rural Metro firefighter sprays down burnt palm trees after a lighting caused fire burnt a large section of palm trees at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A small flame shows as a Rural Metro firefighter sprays down a burnt palm tree after a lighting-caused fire burnt a large section of palm trees at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A smaller burnt palm tree stands amongst a large group of burned palm trees after a lighting-caused fire burned a large group of palm trees at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A section of charred palm trees can be seen from East Roger Rd. while Rural Metro and Pima County Sheriffs Department respond to a lighting-caused fire at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
A charred piece of palm tree rest on the dirt along East Roger Rd., near the entrance to Agua Caliente Park, while Rural Metro and Pima County Sheriffs Department respond to a lighting-caused fire at Agua Caliente Park northeast of Tucson, Ariz. on Sept. 28, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett
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