Tunnel Fire (2022)

Tunnel Fire
Tunnel Fire
Date(s)	April 17, 2022 – July 1, 2022
Location	Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates	35°18′14″N 111°35′20″W / 35.304°N 111.589°W
Statistics
Burned area	26,532 acres (10,737 ha)
Land use	Grass, Brush, and Pine
Impacts
Deaths	0
Structures destroyed	30 homes
Ignition
Cause	Under investigation
Map

The Tunnel Fire was a wildfire burning in Coconino National Forest and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, the Lack Bill Park neighborhood north of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States, and along U.S. Route 89. The fire was named after a tunnel landmark on Waterline Road, near where it ignited on Sunday, April 17, 2022.^[2] On June 3, 2022, the wildfire was declared 100% contained by the Arizona Emergency Information Network. It had burned 26,532 acres (10,737 ha) and had destroyed 30 homes. No fatalities or injuries were reported.

Development

April

The fire was first reported on April 17, 2022, at approximately 4:22 p.m. MST. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. AZIEN said that, while an investigation found a "specific origin area and excluded many cause determinations", the exact cause was still unknown