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Fire crews working on Baker Fire near Cochise County

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Updated at 7:26 p.m.

AZ Forestry says the fire expanded up to 588 acres.

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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management responded to a wildfire 20 miles northeast of Sunsites in Cochise County.

Baker Fire is about 200 acres with no structures or infrastructure currently threatened.

A wind-driven fire is spreading quickly through heavy grass in an open field.

The fire created a large cloud of smoke, which nearby communities could see.

Eight engines and two Arizona Forestry hand teams have been sent to the fire.

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