Payson, Ariz.
Firefighters appeared to be gaining control over a wildfire that has threatened homes and other structures in two northern Arizona forests. The 6-square-mile Promontory fire was 60% contained by Saturday and officials projected full containment by Tuesday.Crews were working Saturday to reinforce a containment line surrounding the 4,000-acre fire and patrol for any hot spots. Nearly 700 firefighters were working the blaze, which started Sunday and was believed to have been caused by a human.
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Crews burned vegetation around the fire Friday to try to starve it of fuel. They also used bulldozers to scrape a second line around the fire on the Tonto and Apache-Sitgreaves national forests, said Lori Cook, a spokeswoman for the team fighting the blaze.
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