Evacuation Orders Lifted for Some Arizona Residents Forced From Their Homes Days Ago by Wildfire

Evacuation Orders Lifted for Some Arizona Residents Forced From Their Homes Days Ago by Wildfire
Smoke rising from the Boulder View fire near Phoenix on June 27, 2024. Department of Forestry and Fire Management via AP
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale, days after they were forced from their homes by a wildfire, authorities said Sunday.

The Boulder View Fire was 19 percent contained Sunday after charring nearly 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights subdivision since Thursday.