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Flagstaff wildfire forces evacuations, steadily grows

Smoke rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

A plume of smoke from a wildfire that started Sunday, June 12, 2022, on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., rises above the forest. Authorities evacuated forest roads and popular recreation areas. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

A plume of smoke from a wildfire that started Sunday, June 12, 2022, on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., rises above the forest. Authorities evacuated forest roads and popular recreation areas. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Euelda King and her son Liam sit in the back of a pickup truck after being evacuated Sunday, June 12, 2022, because of a wildfire on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz. King and her family evacuated their home for the second time this year because of wildfires. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Darren King watches as smoke from a wildfire rises above the trees Sunday, June 12, 2022, on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz. Evacuations are in effect in parts of northern Arizona as a wildfire about 6 miles (9 kilometers) north of Flagstaff steadily grew Sunday, authorities said. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Flagstaff wildfire forces evacuations, steadily grows