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More than 5,000 flee as winds stoke Arizona fires
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 8, 2011 6:53 a.m. EDT
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Arizona wildfire forces more from homes
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Eastern Arizona, and southwest and northeast New Mexico face extreme fire risk
More than 5,000 people have been evacuated
Wallow Fire has burned 389,000 acres, fire official says
The fire has put 343 structures at risk, however only 10 have been destroyed so far, officials said.
As many as 3,000 additional people were evacuated Tuesday, a Red Cross official said. They join an estimated 2,700 others who've abandoned their homes in eastern Arizona.
Residents living south of State Highway 260 and east of Greer, including South Fork and parts of Eagar, were told to leave their homes, fire officials said.
Residents of Springerville, which is just north of the evacuation line, have been told they should be prepared to leave their homes.
