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U.S. NEWS Friday 30 June 2017
Some Arizona wildfire evacuations lifted, weather improves

By BOB CHRISTIE house might have had an
ASTRID GALVAN orange tag placed on it by
Associated Press authorities to mark that res-
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. idents had been evacuat-
(AP) — After spending two ed away from the fire zone.
nights in a shelter for people “That means you’re not
evacuated from a raging there. It’s an open invita-
Arizona wildfire, Tracey Mc- tion to thieves,” she said.
Cabe was looking forward But thousands of Arizona
Thursday to sleeping in her residents from other nearby
own bed after authorities towns were still under evac-
lifted some evacuation or- uation orders, among them
ders and said improving about 1,400 children from
weather conditions were a summer camp. Handfuls
helping them fight the fire. in in other states were also
McCabe was among sev- forced to leave as a grow-
eral hundred residents in ing spate of wildfires was
the town of Mayer, popu- fanned by hot and windy In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, firefighters work to control a wildfire along Lightner Creek
lation 1,400, allowed to re- weather. Firefighters on Road west of Durango, Colo. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emer-
turn home after fire officials Thursday were also battling gency to add resources for crews battling a wildfire in the southwest part of the state.
determined their homes wildfires in California, New (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP)
were no longer at risk from Mexico, Utah and Wash-
a blaze that started Sat- ington state. ficials said firefighters had make it easier for firefight- despite a temporary halt
urday and has burned 39 The Arizona blaze about contained 25 to 30 percent ers to try to quell it. to aircraft operations be-
square miles (101 square 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the perimeter and that Higher humidity also helped cause of an unauthorized
kilometers). north of Phoenix grew lower wind speeds would firefighters on Wednesday drone in the area.q
She was worried that her slightly overnight but fire of-

AP: Sinkhole swallows up car in

downtown St. Louis; no injuries

A St. Louis police officer looks over a large hole in 6th Street,
Thursday, June 29, 2017, in St. Louis, that swallowed a Toyota
Camry between Olive and Locust Streets. It isn’t immediately
clear what caused the collapse. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis
Post-Dispatch via AP)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man feet (6 meters) deep and 8
who scored what he to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 meters)
thought was a prime park- across — that took up the
ing spot in downtown St. entire southbound lane
Louis said he returned from of the street, next to a va-
a Thursday morning trip to cant building expected to
the gym with his fiancee to feature apartments, office
find his car swallowed by space and retail. No injuries
a sinkhole. Jordan West- were reported. “It’s pretty
erberg told the St. Louis crazy,” said Westerberg,
Post-Dispatch that when who lives in a loft down-
the couple came back to town. “We could’ve been
his Toyota Camry shortly in the car. It’s a compact
before 7 a.m. and didn’t car. It’s not like it’s heavy.”
see the car, they figured It wasn’t immediately clear
it had been towed. Street what caused the collapse,
workers were gathered at though an 8-inch, below-
the parking space, a tipoff ground water main at the
that something was amiss. site appeared to have
That’s when Westerberg, been broken for some
25, found the vehicle in the time, given the amount of
gaping hole — about 20 erosion.q