Firefighters near Phoenix battle wildfire as temperatures surpass 100F

A wildfire north-east of Phoenix has, as of Saturday, threatened scores of homes, forced dozens of residents to evacuate and required more than 200 firefighters to battle it.

No structures have been damaged as the wildfire has traversed nearly 6 sq miles (15 sq km) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights subdivision of Scottsdale, said Matthew Wilcox, spokesperson for a multi-agency wildfire response team.

There were 275 people combatting the fire Saturday as temperatures surpassed 100F (38C) before midday, with wind gusts expected in the afternoon.

“We still have unseasonably high humidity, hot weather,” Wilcox said. “We have no wind right now, but gusts were predicted.

In an update released on Saturday morning, the multi-agency wildfire response team said that crews will “especially focus on the southeast part of the fire due to residences at risk and wind direction”.
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