Jan Brewer pledges state aid to fight fire still burning in Arizona as officials try to piece together how 19 elite firefighters died A flag flies at half-mast at the fire station in Prescott, Arizona. Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters Authorities are investigating how 19 elite firefighters were trapped and killed by an Arizona wildfire that suddenly exploded out of control, in the worst single episode for wild land crew in 80 years. The fire brought tragedy to two small towns in northern Arizona: Yarnell, which lost more than 200 homes and was evacuated because of the wildfire, and Prescott, the hometown of the elite hotshot firefighter crew who were killed as they fought to contain the...
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