Telegraph Fire | |
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Date(s) | June 4, 2021 – July 3, 2021 |
Location | Superior, Arizona |
Coordinates | 33°12′32″N 111°05′31″W / 33.209°N 111.092°W |
Statistics | |
Burned area | 180,757 acres (73,150 ha) |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 52 |
Ignition | |
Cause | Human-caused (under investigation) |
Map | |
The Telegraph Fire was a wildfire that started near Superior, Arizona on June 4, 2021. The fire burned 180,757 acres (73,150 ha) and was fully contained on July 3, 2021. It was the largest wildfire in the United States of the 2021 wildfire season until being surpassed by the Bootleg Fire in Oregon on July 13, 2021.[1][2]