Cause of the fire is currently unknown, evacuations underway
SAN CARLOS, AZ — A wildfire that sparked Thursday afternoon has burned more than a dozen structures and forced some residents in San Carlos to evacuate their homes.
The tribe says more than a dozen homes were destroyed, at least 75 people displaced, and about 400 people evacuated. According to the tribe, the Watch Fire is “the most serious structural fire on the Reservation in at least 30 years. No injuries or fatalities have been reported.”Evacuation shelters have been set up at the San Carlos High School and the Bingo Hall at Apache Gold Casino, according to local police.
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