Brush fire along Gila River causes road closures

UPDATE (10pm) About 400 acres of river bed have burned, according to Elston Grubeau, Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District General Manager. “We were able to protect something important. Rivers sometimes burn. It’s always there and will grow,” says Grubaugh. Grubaugh says the Tacna and Wellton volunteer fire departments are doing their best to contain it. […]