TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A fire burning in the Coronado National Forest was at 4,450 acres by Tuesday night after breaching a containment line, authorities said.
If it doesn't rain in the next couple days in the area of the Florida fire, there's an 80 percent chance Madera Canyon will have to be evacuated, incident commander Larry Raley said.
Four hotshot crews were within a quarter-mile of completing the containment line on the fire's southern front Monday night but a shift in the winds caused the blaze to flare and produce 200- to 300-foot flames early Tuesday.
The lightning-sparked fire that began last Thursday already has burned at least 80 acres beyond the original containment line, but Raley said that doesn't necessarily increase the threat to Madera Canyon, which is a world-renowned bird-watching area.
The fire remains zero percent contained and officials say it will take monsoon rains to extinguish the blaze.
Fire managers had said they expected the fire to be contained by Friday night, but they now have revised that to July 22.
More than 700 people were assigned to the fire, including 12 crews of hotshots and seven other 20-person crews.
