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Photo gallery: Wildfires in Southern Arizona
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Photo gallery: Wildfires in Southern Arizona

  • Jun 1, 2011
  • Jun 1, 2011 Updated Jun 5, 2011

Numerous wildfires throughout Southern Arizona, due to by high winds and low humidity.

Patagonia Fire

Patagonia Fire
An air tanker drops retardant on the Patagonia Fire near Patagoina Like on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star

Patagonia Fire

Patagonia Fire
Flames and smoke fill the air in the Patagonia Lake area Thursday, June 2, 2011. Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star

Patagonia Fire

Patagonia Fire
A spotter plane flies over a home in the Patagonia Lake area Thursday, June 2, 2011, ahead of an air tanker dropping fire retardant. Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch
A brush fire burning out of control along Yucca Ash Farm Road, east of SR 83 near Empire Ranch. Courtesy Todd Bostock/Dos Cabezas WineWorks

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch
One of two slurry planes drops its load about three miles northeast Sonoita, AZ where a large wildfire that started about 1pm was burning on the Empire Ranch, Wednesday, June, 1, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch
Vera Earl Empire Ranch worker Beth Hughes (cq-BETH HUGHES) watches the fire from one of the dirt roads in the area as a wildfire burned on the Empire Ranch, Wednesday, June, 1, 2011. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch
An Erikson helicopter drops water onto a fire burning on the Empire Ranch near Sonoita, AZ where a large wildfire that started about 1pm was burning, Wednesday, June, 1, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch

Grass fire burning near Empire Ranch
Vera Earl Empire Ranch worker Manuel Murrieta contemplates the rising smoke from a wildfire that was started about 1pm on the Empire Ranch, Wednesday, June, 1, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Wildfire near Alpine grows to more than 40,000 acres

Wildfire near Alpine grows to more than 40,000 acres
Fire crew trucks are dwarfed by plumes of smoke from the Wallow Fire burning in the Bear Wallow Wilderness southwest of Alpine on June 1, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Alpine residents ordered to evacuate as fire advances

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E. Ariz. blaze devours 60,000 acres in 2 days

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