NU Online News Service, May 15, 2:14 p.m.EDT

Firefighters are grappling with rugged terrain in an effort tocontain wildfires in Arizona that have consumed close to 13,000acres.

One of the largest of four fires is the Sunflower fire, 30 milesnorth of Mesa, Ariz. State officials issued a bulletin today saying that while largeplumes of smoke are expected, there is no reason for publicconcern. The fire, which has consumed more than 4,600 acres, is 5percent contained.

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