The Jones Fire has burnt 100+ acres of land, and has been active near the Hassayampa River bottom, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Officials said at 7:46 pm that firefighters stopped forward progress at 89.5 acres. However, interior pockets are still expected to burn due to the brush fire, and between eight and 10 RVs were destroyed.
“The fire is burning on both sides of the river bottom and both sides of US 60,” read a portion of the statement. “Across the fire, engines and a dozen are working in coordination with two Large Air Tankers and four Single Engine Air Tankers.”
No injuries have been reported.
The alert said at 6:41 pm, “The US60 is open in both directions. There may be continued restrictions. Please drive with caution.”
Maps have surfaced too, as have shocking videos of the fire:
Some evacuees have said that it is scary with the hottest days of the year still ahead. Erykah Santana, her husband, and their two dogs, said that they are among the Wickenburg residents who may not be able to return home due to evacuation orders.
“We’re gonna have to wait and see. We may be going up and staying with family in town,” Santana said.
Santana is wheelchair-bound.
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“I am a bit nervous,” she said. “We’re in an area that’s very dry and people aren’t always as careful as they can be with what they’re doing, and it is a concern for me because it is just so easy to start a fire.”
Officials with the American Red Cross have said a shelter has been set up at Wickenburg High School.
A GO alert has been issued, and residents from the U.S. 93 to Zabel Mine Road, from the railroad tracks west of U.S. 60 to the area east of U.S. 60, are being asked to evacuate.
