Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 1800 hours PDT – Update 1

The Red Mountain Fire is burning off of SR87 (N Beeline Hwy), near milepost 215 in the Tonto National Forest, which has prompted resources to be dispatched to the area earlier this afternoon.

Map courtesy: AZ DOT

Traffic closures in both directions are in effect. Traffic was being diverted to SR 188, south of Patyron, Arizona.

The fire is said to be about 10 acres and there is an unknown containment status at the time of this posting.

This is a developing story and we will provide more future events if there are any significant changes.

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