Evacuation orders lifted for fire near Arizona-New Mexico border
Evac orders lifted in Apache County fire
Residents can return home after a fire broke out near an Apache County neighborhood on April 1. Evacuation orders were enforced for just a few hours in the Alpine East Village community.
ALPINE, Ariz. - Evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday near a fire burning in Apache County, close to the Arizona-New Mexico state line.
What we know:
"Update due to the firefighting efforts, any evacuation orders in Village east are lifted at this time per Incident command. Set orders will remain in tact until Sometime tomorrow! Crews will patrol this fire throughout the evening and smoke will still be present. The Fire by Luna Lake has also been stooped at 6 acres. Crews are mopping up now," said the Alpine Fire Department on April 1.
According to Apache County Emergency Management and Preparedness, residents in Alpine Village East were previously ordered to evacuate.
Highway 191 has reopened.
What we don't know:
The cause of the fire is unknown.