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Watch now: Towering flames from the Bighorn Fire reach Mount Lemmon's Fire Department
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Watch now: Towering flames from the Bighorn Fire reach Mount Lemmon's Fire Department

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This video was taken on June 17 with the camera pointed to the northwest near the Mount Lemmon Fire District. Video courtesy of Southern Arizona Timelapses.

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