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End of the Road?
Photograph by Joshua Lott, Reuters
A wildfire blackens the sky above U.S. Route 180 in Luna, New Mexico, on June 6.
The so-called Wallow Wildfire has charred more than 480 square miles (1,243) square kilometers) in eastern Arizona during its ten-day rampage, according to Reuters.
The blaze forced the evacuation of more than 3,500 people near populated areas along the Arizona-New Mexico border.
Burning about 250 miles (400 kilometers) northeast of Phoenix, the fire ranks as the second largest on record in Arizona.
Published June 8, 2011
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Fighting the Fire
Photograph by Joshua Lott, Reuters
Wayne Lutz takes a rest from raking flammable dead grass in Eagar, Arizona, on June 7. Clearing the grass is an attempt to protect his house from the advancing Wallow Wildfire.
Published June 8, 2011
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Rough Rider
Photograph by Jae C. Hong, AP
Robert Joseph rides his ATV as smoke plumes from the Wallow Wildfire fill the sky in Luna, New Mexico, on June 6.
Published June 8, 2011
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Firebreak
Photograph by Jae C. Hong, AP
Firefighters stand along the road as they hold the fire line—a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to thwart a blaze—during the Wallow Wildfire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Arizona, on June 7.
Published June 8, 2011
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Canine Evacuee
Photograph by Joshua Lott, Reuters
A dog surrounded by its owners' belongings waits to be evacuated from the Wallow Wildfire in Springerville, Arizona, on June 7.
Published June 8, 2011
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Dark Skies
Photograph by Ross D. Franklin, AP
Smoke from the Wallow Wildfire seems to swallow the sky above a farm near Springerville, Arizona, on June 7.
Published June 8, 2011
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Wildfire Pictures: Russia Burns, Moscow Chokes
Photograph by Natalia Kolesnikova, AFP/Getty Images
Published June 8, 2011
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