[meteorite-list] University of Arizona Observatory Saved from Wildfires

From: Paul Heinrich <lenticulina1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:42 2004
Message-ID: <20030623212331.15316.qmail_at_web21403.mail.yahoo.com>

I found the following notes about the wildfire.

Arizona Wildfire May Get Easier to Fight
By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN,Associated Press Writer
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V9771.AP-Wildfires.html

"Late Sunday it appeared that the observatory
had been saved by crews using hand-held torches
to burn grass and brush before the wildfire
marched close"

(This is in reference to University of Arizona's
Steward Observatory) Their web page is at:

http://www.as.arizona.edu/

According to National public Radio, this
afternoon, the observatory had been saved.

There is also:

Arizona Wildfire Might Get easier to Fight
http://www.kfmb.com/topstory16544.html

"Firefighters focused their efforts Sunday
on an area around a University of Arizona
observatory and a group of radio and
television towers, and a ridge where they
hoped to stop the fire before it advanced
on scattered homes."

Fire threatens Arizona observatory
(Summerhaven, Arizona-AP)
http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=CA2F0118-A3BA-4153-8FA7-66474E2B6626

Fire Crews Work to Save Ariz. Observatory
Firefighters Work to Save Arizona Observatory
>From Wildfire That Has Burned More Than 250
Homes.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030622_525.html


Yours,

Paul
Baton Rouge, LA


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Received on Mon 23 Jun 2003 05:23:31 PM PDT