Border crosser starts fire that forces evacuations near Three Points
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.24.2009

An illegal border crosser started a brush fire near Three Points, south of Arizona 86, that forced some evacuations of homes, officials said Sunday.
The evacuation of area residents was ordered by officials of the Three Points Fire District as a precaution, said Judy Wood, spokeswoman for the Arizona State Forestry Division.
About 10 homes in the area of Sierrita Mountain Road were evacuated Sunday afternoon, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, a sheriff's spokeswoman. No structures were damaged and there were no injuries.
The fire was about 50 percent contained at about 160 acres.
Initially there were three structures that were threatened by the fire, however those structures are no longer in danger, Wood said.
Barkman said the border crosser was turned over to Border Patrol agents. No charges were expected to be filed because no structures were damaged and the fire was not set intentionally.
The border crosser started a signal fire to seek help because the crosser was lost, Barkman said.

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