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View Comments All evacuations were lifted for a wildfire that started burning Thursday near Bisbee after it burned 26 acres and was 75% contained as of Friday afternoon.  The blaze, dubbed the Zacattack Fire, burned north of Bisbee and south of Zacatecas Canyon and was moving south on Thursday, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said. Residents in a Bisbee neighborhood were threatened by the fire on the outside of the former mining town, county seat and modern-day tourist attraction in southeastern Arizona, The Associated Press reported. On Thursday, residents in the are...

Fire crews have contained the Zacattack Fire, which threatened approximately 30 structures in the Zacatecas Canyon area of Old Bisbee.

Wildfire forces evacuations in former mining town Old Bisbee BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents of Old Bisbee are under evacuation orders due to a wildfire that authorities say is threatening 30 structures in the former mining town. The fire began Thursday evening at Zacatecas Canyon and the cause is under investigation. Bisbee police and firefighters say the wildfire has burned about 30 acres and a temporary shelter has been set up at St. Patrick’s Church in Bisbee. Cochise County authorities didn’t immediately know how many people have had to be evacuated ...

30 buildings evacuated in Old Bisbee due to growing wildfire An immediate evacuation has been put in place for a section of Cochise County after a wildfire ignited in Zacatecas Canyon. Credit: Lisa Head Published: 7:05 PM MST May 13, 2021 Updated: 7:17 PM MST May 13, 2021 BISBEE, Ariz. — An immediate evacuation has been put in place for a section of Cochise County after a wildfire ignited in Zacatecas Canyon Thursday. According to officials, the blaze is currently burning in the north end of Zacatecas Canyon near Brewery Gulch. An individual at the scene said...

Evacuation orders lifted in Old Bisbee; wildfire contained May 14, 2021 GMT BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation notices were lifted Friday for a Bisbee neighborhood that was threatened by a wildfire on the outskirts of the former mining town, county seat and modern-day tourist attraction in southeastern Arizona, officials said. Residents were allowed to return home after ground crews supported by air tankers halted the fire that threatened approximately 30 structures in the Zacatecas Canyon area of Old Bisbee late Thursday. There were no immediate reports of structure damage or injuries. The fi...