Residents in Cactus Forest were evacuated Wednesday as the wildfire burned south of Florence.
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The Pinebrook Fire south of Florence is now 35% contained at 8 acres, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is reporting.
The fire started Wednesday afternoon in the area of Pinebrook and Dogwood roads in the Cactus Forest area located approximately six miles south of Florence and west of State Route 79 in Pinal County.
“Engines and a hand crew are making good progress and working to suppress lingering hotspots. One primary residence was destroyed in the fire along with one outbuilding. Crews were able to stop the fire's forward progress around 3 p.m., about an hour and a half after the fire started,” according to a post Thursday on the department’s Facebook page.
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The Pinebrook Fire south of Florence is now 35% contained at 8 acres, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is reporting.
The fire started Wednesday afternoon in the area of Pinebrook and Dogwood roads in the Cactus Forest area located approximately six miles south of Florence and west of State Route 79 in Pinal County.
“Engines and a hand crew are making good progress and working to suppress lingering hotspots. One primary residence was destroyed in the fire along with one outbuilding. Crews were able to stop the fire's forward progress around 3 p.m., about an hour and a half after the fire started,” according to a post Thursday on the department’s Facebook page.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office evacuated an area including Dogwood Road, Pinebrook Road and Flint Lane while the fire blazed. PCSO has since lifted the “Go” notification for impacted residents.
The Florence Fire & Medical Department also joined in fighting the fire.
There is no work yet on how the fire started.
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Meet Janet Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.
Community: A long-time pet owner, she supports animal welfare causes.
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