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    18 firefighters dead in Arizona

    Official: 18 firefighters dead in Arizona

    By Janet DiGiacomo, CNN
    updated 11:26 PM EDT, Sun June 30, 2013


    Flames top a ridge as the Yarnell Hill Fire moves towards Peeples Valley, Arizona, on Sunday, June 30.

    STORY HIGHLIGHTS

    • NEW: A Facebook page is created in the memory of the firefighters
    • They were battling the Yarnell Hill fire, northwest of Phoenix, on Sunday
    • It was not immediately clear how they died


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    (CNN) -- Eighteen firefighters battling a blaze in Arizona who were unaccounted for Sunday night have been confirmed dead, said Wade Ward with the Prescott Fire Department.
    All were members of that city's fire department. It was not immediately clear how they died.
    Earlier, an official with the Arizona State Forestry Division had said that as many as 19 were still missing.
    The crew was fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, which broke out Friday northwest of Phoenix. The fire has grown to 1,000 acres, damaged three homes and forced the evacuations of residents in the communities of Peeples Valley and Yarnell, forestry official Art Morrison said.
    The blaze is believed to have been started by lightning.
    Not including the 18 deaths reported in Arizona, there have been 43 firefighter fatalities reported so far in 2013, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. A total of 83 firefighters died last year while on duty.
    A Facebook page in memory of the Arizona firefighters was created Sunday night.
    People left their condolences and messages of support.
    "Such a tragic loss. My heart aches for these brave souls, and for their families and friends," wrote one.
    "I pray for the families and the town of Prescott. RIP," wrote another.

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/30/us/arizona-missing-firefighters/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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