Phoenix firefighters respond to large brush fire in river bottom

PHOENIX — The cause of a large brush fire discovered Sunday afternoon in a river bottom located in south Phoenix is under investigation.

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The Phoenix Fire Department responded at about 3:30 p.m. to reports of a fire burning under a bridge in the area of Central Avenue and Watkins Street, near the Salt River. Upon arrival, firefighters set up hoselines and quickly managed to contain the blaze from spreading…

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