"One of the worst": Wildfire in Arizona mining town destroys at least 13 homes, prompts hundreds to evacuate
CBSN
Baghdad, Arizona — The forward progress of what was a fast-moving wildfire has been stopped in the small mining town of Bagdad, Arizona, but not before 13 homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were evacuated, CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV reports.
Ten outhouses and one vehicle had also been burned by the Spur Fire as of Thursday evening, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. "It's one of the worst, yes," said Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman for the state forestry agency, when asked about the damage compared to past Arizona wildfires.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.