UPDATE: Quechan Fire grows to more than 180 acres
Crews continue to battle blaze outside Yuma
UPDATE: Monday, April 26, 2021 - 10:00 am
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The blaze now dubbed the "Quechan Fire" has grown to more than 180 acres.
Arizona State Forestry tweeted the fire is 0% contained but firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading any further.
The wildfire broke out just after 7 Sunday night along N. Levee Road and Quechan Drive. Rural Metro received a call of a single palm tree on fire. Strong winds blew the flames into thick brush.
Rural Metro Crews battled the fire throughout the night, and remain on scene.
Stay with KYMA.com, News 11, and CBS 13 for continuing coverage of this developing story.
LIVESTREAM COVERAGE: News 11's Crystal Jimenez has the latest details from the scene of the fire:
Update 11:30 P.M.:
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Arizona State Forestry (AZSF) reports the Quechan Fire to be 149 acres. There are currently no structures at risk, but fire crews are expected to work through the night.
The fire is said to have started on state jurisdiction.
Rural Metro Fire (RMF) told News 11 it received a call at 7:08 p.m. regarding a palm tree being on fire. When fire crews responded to the scene they arrived to a 3-acre area of thick brush on fire. RMF says due to blowing winds and thick brush the fire quickly spread east along the river.
Arizona's Bureau of Land Management, Rural Metro Fire and AZSF is at the scene of the fire.
#AZForestry working #QuechanFire, approx. 4 mi. NE of #Yuma. Fire is 149 acres & burning through salt cedar near river. Ground crews assigned & working through the night - fire started on state jurisdiction. At this time, no values at risk. #AZFire pic.twitter.com/QSZoG7YWCG
— AZ State Forestry (@azstateforestry) April 26, 2021
ORIGINAL STORY:
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Rural Metro Fire Department (RMFD) responded to a three-acre fire Sunday evening at about 7:54, off N. Levee Road near Quechan Drive. Within hours, the fire severity grew to five times the size of initial reports.
Firefighters ask the public to avoid the area due to blowing smoke and ash. Inhaling such contents is toxic to lung health.
