Fire in Chinle

Fire in Chinle

Navajo Times | Cindy Yurth

CHINLE

A fire broke out in the Nazlini Wash about 9 p.m. Sunday.

The Chinle Fire Department arrived in the scene about 9:20.

As of 9:30 p.m. The fire had burned about half an acre of scrub and tamarisk.

No further information was available.

About The Author

Cindy Yurth

Cindy Yurth was the Tséyi' Bureau reporter, covering the Central Agency of the Navajo Nation, until her retirement on May 31, 2021. Her other beats included agriculture and Arizona state politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Colorado State University with a cognate in geology. She has been in the news business since 1980 and with the Navajo Times since 2005, and is the author of “Exploring the Navajo Nation Chapter by Chapter.”

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