The Wallow Fire has now burned more than 469,000 acres in eastern Arizona and New Mexico, 10,000 more than a 2002 fire that had been the largest in Arizona history.
Wildfire Is Now The Largest In Arizona’s History
By MARC LACEY, New York Times
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 12:28pm
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