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Crews Make Progress On Large Arizona Wildfires

The Telegraph and Mescal Fires burning in a mountainous area east of Phoenix have scorched about 160,000 acres.

Crews Make Progress On Large Arizona Wildfires
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Firefighters have made some progress battling two large wildfires in Arizona.

One is over 70 percent contained but the other is still less than half contained.

The two fires have burned around 160,000 acres east of Phoenix and prompted evacuations.