City of Buckeye and Goodyear firefighters worked throughout the night to extinguish a 10-acre brush fire in the Gila River bottom.
Crews were called to the scene near 222nd Avenue and West Eagle Mountain Road around 9:30 p.m. on Monday.
Brush crews have now gained fire control of the Gila River fire in Buckeye Valley. Fire burned about 10 acres. pic.twitter.com/7TO1QAeVNr
— Buckeye Valley Fire (@BvfdAz) May 17, 2016
Early Tuesday morning, officials said the fire had grown to 10 acres but that they gained control of the blaze and put out remaining hot spots.
Buckeye Valley Fire Dist. and Goodyear crews worked all night to contain the Gila River fire and put out hot spots. pic.twitter.com/iTrYUWbHey
— Buckeye Valley Fire (@BvfdAz) May 17, 2016
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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