Flames from the Obi Fire run parallel to a highway. Lightning sparked the fire near Walhalla Plateau in Arizona on July 21, 2018.
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Authorities in south-central Arizona on Saturday ordered evacuations of outlying areas of one rural community due to a threatening wildfire and advised residents of a different town to prepare for possible evacuation due to another blaze.
Evacuations were ordered for several areas on the outskirts of Peridot on the San Carlos Apache Reservation due to a fire driven by winds to within 4 miles of the community.
Meanwhile, residents of Superior were advised to prepare for possible evacuation because of a different fire reported to be about 10 miles away from the town. Ground crews faced hot, dry and windy
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