By David Schwartz – Fri Jun 17, 6:47 pm ET
Reuters – Wildland firefighters go over maps of the Wallow Wildfire as the sun sets in Luna, New Mexico June 14,
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday declared a state of emergency for a county in the southeastern part of her state where firefighters were battling two wind-whipped blazes simultaneously,
She made the pronouncement after taking an airplane tour of the Monument Fire and the Horseshoe Two Fire, which were burning in different parts of Cochise County.
The two blazes combined have destroyed nearly 50 homes throughout Arizona, and scorched over 220,000 acres.
Meanwhile, more than 4,400 firefighters on Friday worked to protect hard-fought gains on the Wallow Fire, the largest blaze in Arizona history, during a second day of strong winds buffeting the area.
The Wallow Fire has entered its 20th day and claimed more than 495,000 acres of pine-studded acreage in the heart of the state's White Mountains, but no serious injuries have been reported. Crews have contained about a third of the blaze.
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