Place: eastern Arizona

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Daredevil walks tightrope across gorge by the Grand Canyon

American daredevil Nik Wallenda has become the first man to cross a Grand Canyon-area gorge on a tightrope, completing his latest record-breaking feat in under 23 minutes.

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Arizona wildfires force thousands to evacuate

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Boy, eight, charged with two murders in US

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Apache sites in flames as wildfire rages

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Man in court over wildfires

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Arizona wildfire suspect arrested

Firefighters slowly winning battle in Arizona

Fire crews finally made progress against the worst wildfire in Arizona’s history yesterday, but swirling winds raised fears of more blazes.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2002

Town in path of massive fireball

Two wildfires raging unchecked through paper-dry forest merged with a 50-mile-long fireball today, in a single blaze of about 300,000 acres that threatened to engulf an Arizona town.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2002

Arizona wildfires rage out of control

Two enormous wildfires are believed to have merged into a 50-mile-long line of flame advancing through paper-dry forest in eastern Arizona.

Sun, 23 Jun, 2002