Flood Fire prompts evacuations in Pinal County

PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Some residents near Oracle Junction in Pinal County have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a growing wildfire.

Downed power lines sparked the Flood Fire sparked on Oct. 9 near Highway 79, the Golder Ranch Fire District wrote on Facebook.

As of 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, the fire had burned 500 acres and there was no threat to any structures. However, officials say high winds overnight “significantly increased fire activity.”

As a result, residents in the Panther Butte neighborhood near South Palo Verde Ranch and East Chief Butte Roads have been ordered to evacuate.

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