Arizona Wildfires Forcing Thousands of People to Evacuate

Plumes of smoke billow from the Pipeline Fire in Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 14. Officials suspect a man burning toilet paper started the blaze, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—For the second time in less than two months, thousands of Flagstaff residents fled their homes in the face of yet another devastating wildfire.

“We cope. God says, ‘Here you are. Do what you need to do,’ ” said Percy Piestewa, whose family lost property in the Tunnel Fire in mid-April.