Bighorn Fire grows to 6,200 acres at 1o percent containment

Officials say the fire will be highly visible again tonight due to low humidity.

15- HUNDRED ACRES -- NOWREACHING MORE THAN 6- THOUSANDACRES.

FIRE CREWS CAN'T MAKEANY HEADWAY -- IT'S STILL ONLY10 PERCENT CONTAINED.

WECONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGETONIGHT --GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FORJOINING US.

I'M VALERIECAVAZOS.

PAT HAS THE DAY OFF.WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITHEVACUATIONS.

THE PIMA COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT -- NOWTIGHTENING UP THEIR "GO" AREA.THEY RELEASED THIS NEW MAP --JUST BEFORE 7:30 TONIGHT.

THESHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NOWTARGETING SPECIFICNEIGHBORHOODS FOR EVACUATION.THOSE INCLUDE -- THE ENCLAVEAT PIMA CANYON -- VILLAS ATRANCHO SIN VACAS -- PIMAESTATES -- VILLA MILANO -- ATRANCHO SIN VACAS CATALINARIDGE ESTATES-- AND THECANYONS.

THOSE ARE SHOWN ONTHIS MAP -- IN THE GREEN AREA.PEOPLE IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODSARE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILYEVACUATE NOW.

THOSE IN THEMUCH LARGER RED AREA -- AREASKED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THEMOUNTAINS.

THAT SET AREA ISNORTH OF SKYLINE DRIVE --BETWEEN ALVERNON AND SABINOCANYON ROAD.

BETWEEN ALVERNONWAY AND 1ST AVENUE -- NORTH OFINA ROAD-- AND EAST OF ORACLEBETWEEN MAGEE ROAD -- ANDCATALINA STATE PARK.

PEOPLE INTHAT RED AREA -- SHOULD STARTGATHERING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES-- IN CASE OF AN EVACUATIONORDER.

IF YOU LIVE IN THOSEAREAS -- AND HAVE QUESTIONS --YOU CAN CALL THIS HOTLINE --ON YOUR SCREEN.

351-FIRE.SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSEEVACUATION AREAS -- LEFT THEIRHOMES TONIGHT.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES SAW THOSEEVACUATIONS HIMSELF.

HE JOINSUS NOW --WE'RE AT CAMPBELL AND INA ROADWHERE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES HAVE SET UP ACHECKPOINT HERE.

THERE'S ASUBDIVISION TO MY LEFT AND INSPEAKING WITH SOME RESIDENTSTHEY'RE TAKING VOLUNTARYEVACUATION ORDERS SERIOUSLY.LET'S SHOW YOU WHY, THEOMINOUS FLAMES VISIBLE FROMTHE CATALINAS, ESPECIALLY ONCETHE SUN GOES DOWN.

THESEFLAMES ARE A HARSH REALITY FORFOLKS WHO LIVE IN THEAREA...IF WE SWING OUR CAMERAAROUND HERE TO LOTS OF OTHERSTHEY ARE A SPECTACLE.

DOZENSOF CARS ARE LINED UP WITHFOLKS TAKING IN THE IMAGE OFTHE CATALINAS ON FIRE.

WE SAWSOME PEOPLE WITH CAMERAS ANDTRIPODS CAPTURING A SIGHT LOTSOF THEM HOPE NOT TO SEE AGAIN.ONE ARMY VETERAN WE TALKED TOSAYS IN THE 25 YEARS HE'SLIVED HERE HE'S NEVER SEENFLAMES BURN LIKE THIS ON THEMOUNTAINS.

FOR NOW REPORTINGLIVE FROM THE FOOTHILLS ATCAMPBELL AND INA ROAD --ROGELIO MARES KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE.THANK YOU ROGELIO.

WE'LL CHECKBACK IN WITH HIM LATER.

NOW WETURN TO NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SCIARA ENCINAS.

EARLIER -- SHEWAS AT THE WATER FILL SITE --AT IMMACULATE HEART CHURCH --WHERE HELICOPTERS WERE HARD ATWORK FOR HOURS.ITS MUCH CALMER NOW, BUT FORHOURS ARIAL ASSAULTS WEREUNDERWAY WITH HELICOPTERSSTOPPING IN THIS AREA FORWATER TO DROP OVER THE BIGHORNFIRE.

áTHIS WAS THE SCENE FOR ATIMMACULATE HEART CHURCH WHEREHELICOPTERS STOPPED TO FILL UPWITH WATER TO DROP OVER THEBIGHORN FIRE.

"IT'S VERY SAD.IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVESBEING EFFECTED." LINDA ANDSTEVE LIVE NEARBY THE FIRE,BUT SAY THEY HAVE NOT YET BEENEVACUATED.

THEY SAY THEY HAVEA QUITE A VIEW.

"IT'S REALLYLIT UP DOWN THERE.

SO WE CAMEUP TO SEE IT CLOSER.

MANYOTHERS HAVE HAD TO EVACUATE.ONE MAN TELLS 9 ON YOUR SIDETHAT HE WAS EVACUATED BECAUSEOF THE SMOKE.

(NAT OF WATER)HE WATCHED AS HELICOPTERSSTOPPED FOR WATER.

(NATS) THEAIR CRAFT DROPPED FOR MINUTESTO FILL UP AND HEAD BACK TOATTACK THE BLAZE.

(NATS) THEFIRE IS STILL BURNING.

AIROPERATIONS WRAPPED UP AT THECHURCH JUST BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK.TAG: THE HELICOPTERS HAVEN'TCOME DOWN SINCE THE SUNSTARTED COMING DOWN, BUT YOUCAN SEE A SPARK UP TOP FROMTHE BIGHORN FIRE STILL BLAZINGTHROUGH THE CATALINAS.REPORTING LIVE IN ORO VALLEY,CIARA ENCINAS KGUN 90 ON YOURSIDE.IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVESBEING EFFECTED." LINDA ANDSTEVE LIVE NEARBY THE FIRE, BUTSAY THEY HAVE NOT YET BEENEVACUATED.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE AQUITE A VIEW.

"IT'S REALLY LITUP DOWN THERE.

SO WE CAME UP TOSEE IT CLOSER.

MANY