These were heroes. May their families, friends and community find peace.
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) -- 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 emergency 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.
The
fire also destroyed an estimated 200 homes, Morrison said. Dry grass
near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the fast-moving blaze,
which was whipped up by wind and raced through the homes, he said.
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