>The Yarnell Mountain Fire in Arizona swallows 700 acres of farmland

The Yarnell Mountain Fire in Arizona swallows 700 acres of farmland A forest fire broke out in Arizona on the 8th, engulfing 700 acres of fields in the Yarnell Mountains. At least...

A forest fire broke out in Arizona, USA, on the 8th, engulfing 700 acres of fields in the Yarnell Mountains. At least 250 people were forced to relocate and several buildings were burned down.

According to NBC, the forest fire started at 3:15 pm local time on the 8th and burned nearly 600 to 700 acres of fields until 8:45 pm that day. A building, a shed and several cell phone towers were burned. Nearly 250 to 300 local people were forced to relocate. On the evening of the 8th, more than 1,000 homes in the Yarnell Mountains were without power.

A spokesman for the local Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said that this was the most serious fire in Arizona. The local fire brigade and the Bureau of Land Management sent firefighting aircraft, ground firefighters and fire trucks to put out the fire, and prioritized the relocation of local disabled people.

The local Land Management Bureau is still investigating the cause of the fire. A spokesman said that there was no lightning in the area on the 8th. Since there was basically no rain in Arizona in May this year, the highest temperature there in the past two days was 69 degrees Fahrenheit. On the afternoon of the 8th, the temperature was even higher and there were strong winds. She believed that this kind of climate was very easy to trigger wildfires.

Reports indicate that on June 28, 2013, the Yarnell Fire caused by a thunderstorm and lightning killed 19 firefighters. The Yarnell Fire started very close to the ignition point of this wildfire.