NINETEEN HOT SHOT FIREFIGHTERS PULLED OFF A WILDFIRE IN NEW MEXICO TO HELP BATTLE A FIRE IN ARIZONA ARE DEAD. THEY WERE KILLED SUNDAY WHEN THEY WERE OVERTAKEN COME BY THE FAST-MOVING FLAMES OF AN OUT OF CONTROL FIRE IN YARNELL, NORTHWEST OF PHOENIX. THEY DIED TRYING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES WITH FIRE-RESISTANT SHIELDS.
THE FIRE IN YARNELL IS SAID TO BE THE DEADLIEST WILDFIRE IN THE U-S IN DECADES AFTER QUICKLY BALLOONING FROM ABOUT 3 HUNDRED ACRES TO MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND ACRES.
