19 FIREFIGHTERS DIE BATTLING ARIZ. FIRE

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19 FIREFIGHTERS DIE BATTLING ARIZ. FIRE

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Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. for at least 30 years.

The "hotshot" firefighters were forced to deploy their fire shelters - tent-like structures meant to shield firefighters from flames and heat - when they were caught near the central Arizona town of Yarnell, state forestry spokesman Art Morrison told The Associated Press.

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RIP.

Two friends of mine just got on a crew this year and are fighting that fire. They are ok so far and I hope it stays that way.

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I don't know any of these guys but there are some friends of friends (I know a fair amount of firefighters here).

Also 200+ homes burned there in a town of pop. 650. That's gotta be close to every home.

All in a span of a few hours.

Insane.

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Damn. RIP

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They answered the last alarm. Hail the Honored Dead.

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I can't imagine the kind of terror you'd feel when you realized that you were cut off and there's no escaping the fire.

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Darned shame.
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