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Wildfire South of Canyon de Chelly At 350 Acres As Of Sunday

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The Navajo Nation and Bureau of Indian Affairs are reportedly investigating the cause of a wildfire that broke out in the Sawmill Chapter near the Arizona-New Mexico border, just south of Canyon de Chelly. The blaze was at 350 acres by Sunday and some evacuations had occurred. Firefighters with the Navajo Nation and other agencies were on scene.

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.