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Arizona wildfires prompt evacuation orders, advisory notices

Evacuations were ordered for areas on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and residents of Superior were advised to prepare for possible evacuation
by Associated Press

360 az wildfire Flames from the Obi Fire run parallel to a highway. Lightning sparked the fire near Walhalla Plateau in Arizona on July 21, 2018.
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Authorities in south-central Arizona on Saturday ordered evacuations of outlying areas of one rural community due to a threatening wildfire and advised residents of a different town to prepare for possible evacuation due to another blaze.

Evacuations were ordered for several areas on the outskirts of Peridot on the San Carlos Apache Reservation due to a fire driven by winds to within 4 miles of the community.

Meanwhile, residents of Superior were advised to prepare for possible evacuation because of a different fire reported to be about 10 miles away from the town. Ground crews faced hot, dry and windy

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