Two wildfires in Arizona have spread quickly since being discovered earlier this month.
The Mescal Fire, discovered June 1, was 65,825 acres in size as of Monday evening. The Telegraph Fire, discovered Friday, is not far behind at 61,211 acres. Both are located east of Phoenix and north of Tucson and are less than 25% contained, according to Inciweb.
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the following roads are closed due to the fires:
• U.S. Highway 70 closed to commercial vehicles between mileposts 272 and 302.
• U.S. Highway 60 from Superior to Top-of-the-World.
• State Route 77 from Globe to Winkelman.
• State Route 177 from Superior to Winkelman.
Much of the western U.S. has been plagued with drought for at least the past 12 months, reaching “extreme” or “exceptional” levels in many places. These are the two worst categories issued by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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