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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...

Homes in Old Bisbee have been evacuated in response to the Zacattack Fire that started Thursday afternoon. The fire is north of Bisbee and south of Zacatecas Canyon and has burned 10 to 30 acres, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The fire is moving south, but has not crested the hill yet, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office said. Several agencies and fire departments are at the scene making good headway, officials said. Large tankers have already been assigned, and hand crews and engines are en route. Bisbee Fire and Police are notifying residents in the...