The Tunnel Fire was a wildfire burning in Coconino National Forest and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, the Lack Bill Park neighborhood north of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States, and along U.S. Route 89. The fire was named after a tunnel landmark on Waterline Road, near where it ignited on Sunday, April 17, 2022.[2] On June 3, 2022, the wildfire was declared 100% contained by the Arizona Emergency Information Network. It had burned 26,532 acres (10,737 ha) and had destroyed 30 homes. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
| Tunnel Fire | |
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| Date(s) | April 17, 2022 – July 1, 2022 |
| Location | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35°18′14″N 111°35′20″W / 35.304°N 111.589°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 26,532 acres (10,737 ha) |
| Land use | Grass, Brush, and Pine |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Structures destroyed | 30 homes[1] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
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Development
editApril
editThe fire was first reported on April 17, 2022, at approximately 4:22 p.m. MST. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. AZIEN said that, while an investigation found a "specific origin area and excluded many cause determinations", the exact cause was still unknown
Containment
editThe fire is 100% contained as of June 3, 2022.
Impact
editStructure
editThe fire destroyed 30 homes.
Closures and evacuations
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U.S. Route 89 was closed between mileposts 423 and 445 because of the wildfire.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kochanski, Laura Daniella Sepulveda and Haleigh. "'It's gone. Your house is gone': Tunnel Fire destroys 30 homes, displaces dozens of families near Flagstaff". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ Coconino National Forest [@CoconinoNF] (April 20, 2022). "The #TunnelFire is named after the tunnel landmark on the Waterline Road above Schultz Road" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ State of Emergency declared for Arizona wildfire as blaze continues to spread, Fox Weather, April 21, 2022