Nineteen firefighters dead in the Yarnell Hill wildfire that spread from eight acres to 2,000 acres overnight in Central Arizona

Nineteen firefighters have died in The Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona, after the Arizona Republic reported that 20 firefighters were involved in a 'serious incident.' A fire information officer had previously reported that 19 firefighters were unaccounted for. 'It's a dark day,' said Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman Mike Reichling.

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