The Telegraph Fire burns Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Globe, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has called a special session of the Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires burn in south-central Arizona.
The Telegraph Fire burns Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Globe, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has called a special session of the Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires burn in south-central Arizona.
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Officials in Arizona have asked some residents to evacuate as the Telegraph wildfire continued to burn on Monday morning.

Officials in Gila County issued an evacuation notice for El Capitan, a census-designated place with a population of 37, on Monday morning saying danger in the area was "imminent and life-threatening," according to a notice seen by ABC 13.

The Telegraph fire is one of a number of wildfires spreading across Arizona this month, AZ Central reported.

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