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Highline fire increases to 6,634 acres

Posted at 3:34 PM, Jun 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-19 20:29:45-04

More than one-thousand firefighters are battling the Highline  Fire in Payson.

The fire is located 8 miles North of Payson in 1990 Dude Fire Scar.

The flames have burned 6,634 acres, but firefighters have it 76 percent contained.

Officials still don't know the cause of the fire.

Fire crews are preparing in case lightning starts new fires in the area.