Crews Battle Flames At Ocotillo Fire In Cave Creek, Multiple Homes Ablaze

UPDATE: Ocotillo Fire in Cave Creek grows to 1,216 acres and is 5% contained; evacuations underway.

CAVE CREEK, AZ — Fire officials stopped forward progress on a brush fire that sparked in Cave Creek on Saturday afternoon. By 4:30 p.m., the fire had grown to 750 acres.

The fire has destroyed multiple structures.

Updated map for the #OcotilloFire evacuation area pic.twitter.com/5wD1GDwdw2

— Town of Cave Creek (@CaveCreek_AZ) May 31, 2020

Cave Creek, AZ – The boundaries of the evacuation area are: New River Rd. to the West; N. Scopia Trail to the East; Cave Creek Rd. to the South; South of the Tonto Forest to the North. Evacuation center located at the Cactus Shadow H.S. 5802 E. Dove Valley Rd. Cave Creek, AZ

— Red Cross AZ (@RedCrossAZ) May 30, 2020