YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire that killed nearly 20 members of an elite fire crew trying to help protect homes in a small central Arizona town has quadrupled in size, to 13 square miles.Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman Mike Reichling said Monday that 18 “hotshot” fire crews are now battling the blaze, approximately 85 miles northwest of Phoenix.
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