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Yarnell lawsuit

In this June 30, 2013 file photo, a wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz. The wildfire that began with a lightning strike and caused little immediate concern because of its remote location and small size quickly blazed into an inferno, leading officials to rapidly order more resources in the hours before flames killed 19 members of an elite Hotshot crew, according to a report released Monday, July 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski, File)
Dec 11, 2015

Attorney tries common law theory to revive Yarnell lawsuit

An attorney for Yarnell residents who were burned out in the 2013 blaze contends Arizona must compensate them for their losses because it failed to confine the lightning-caused fire to the state trust lands where it started.

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