Crews extinguish brush fire on North Mountain
Crews put out brush fire on Shaw Butte Mountain
Fire crews have put out a brush fire that started just before noon on June 17 on Shaw Butte Mountain.
PHOENIX - Firefighters have contained a brush fire that sparked on Tuesday afternoon on North Mountain in Phoenix.
What we know:
The Phoenix Fire Department says over 125 firefighters responded to the scene on June 17 of a 25-acre brush fire that sparked just before 12 p.m. near 19th Avenue and Cactus Road.
"Ultimately flanking the fire with multiple hose lines as well as hand crews digging fire line to stop the fire from progressing proved to outmatch the advancing fire and stopped it before any exposures or infrastructure were affected," Capt. Scott Douglas said.
No injuries were reported.
What we don't know:
It's unknown what sparked the flames.
Map of North Mountain