The Cortaro Fire reached 100% containment after burning through vegetation in the Santa Cruz riverbed in Marana near Tucson, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

The Cortaro Fire in Marana was the result of numerous brush fires that merged in the Santa Cruz River bed on May 24. ... Plumes of dark smoke were sent into the midday air just north of Tucson, ...

T UCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The 111-acre Cortaro Fire burning on the northwest side of Tucson was 50% contained and forward progress was stopped by 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) - Fire crews are working to contain multiple brush fires near the Santa Cruz River, prompting road closures and traffic disruptions in the Marana area, Marana Police announced.

Emergency crews contained the Cortaro fire at 50 percent near Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, May 24, hours after the fire broke out on the same day. Footage released to Facebook by the Arizona ...

The Cortaro Fire in Marana was the result of numerous brush fires that merged in the Santa Cruz River bed on May 24. advertisement. Cortaro Fire burning in riverbed near Tucson now under control.