Hundreds of firefighters are working to protect communities from a wildfire chewing up a scenic Arizona canyon, but some business owners worry that the blaze will keep customers away from the premier tourist area over the important holiday weekend.
The human-caused Slide Fire started Tuesday and by Thursday night had burned more than 11 1/2 square miles in and around Oak Creek Canyon, a scenic recreation zone along a highway between Sedona and Flagstaff that normally would be teeming with tourists as Memorial Day approaches.
Laurel Morales of KJZZ joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson with the latest.
Guest
- Laurel Morales, senior field correspondent for Fronteras Desk. She tweets @laurelgwyn.
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