Arizona wildfire that killed 19 is 80 percent contained

Reuters: An Arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters is 80 percent contained, though hundreds of evacuated residents are still unable to return home, fire officials said on Thursday. More than 600 firefighters had dug trenches to control the 8,400-acre (3,400-hectare) blaze and it is expected to be contained by noon on July 12, the Arizona State Forestry Division said in an online status report. Authorities are allowing some residents evacuated from their homes to return, it said. The 19 men......

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