Flagstaff-Area Wildfires Grow Beyond 27,000 Acres

Crews continued to battle wildfires near Flagstaff, Arizona, as the Pipeline and Haywire fires grew to a combined 27,953 acres (43.6 square miles) on Wednesday, June 15, according to official reports.

This footage was captured by local pilot Chris Tatum, who said it was taken from his home in Baderville, a neighborhood of Flagstaff, on Monday afternoon.

By Wednesday afternoon, the Pipeline fire was 31 percent contained, and the Haywire fire was zero percent contained. Credit: Chris Tatum via Storyful

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