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Arizona wildfire exploded in size in a time-lapse video, burning more than 800 hectares

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Wild fires that erupted in southwest Phoenix last weekend can be seen exploding in the size of a short video about the blaze.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said on Tuesday that Avondale Fire was 100 percent contained after burning more than 800 hectares.

The fire began on June 26, burning near the Estrella Mountains in Avondale.

Fire recordings uploaded to Twitter show it is raging, throwing big flames and wisps of smoke that vary in color from black to pink. It was made locally by C.Rozek Photography.

The rapid spread of fire triggered an evacuation which was later lifted, FOX10 reported.

There were no damaged buildings and no one was injured in the blaze. Officials say the cause is still under investigation.

The fire in southwestern Phoenix is ​​the latest in a number of blazes that erupted last month in Arizona in hot, dry weather.

The biggest fire burning in the country, Fire Bush northeast of Phoenix, now contained 98 percent, according to the InciWeb incident information system.

Fire Bush has burned 193,455 hectares and is a the fifth biggest fire in the history of the country. That Fire Bighorn north of Tucson burned 118,370 hectares and is now 54 percent contained.

In the northern part of the state, Mangum Fire is 67 percent contained after burning around 71,450 hectares.

The northern edge of the Grand Canyon reopened for visitors after a road closed due to fire near the park reopened on Tuesday.

“The North Ring will be open only for day use and visitors are encouraged to meet their own needs because services may be limited in the Kaibab Plateau after the Mangum Fire,” National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release.

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