Crews battling fire at Molino Basin along the Mt. Lemmon Highway

An air tanker drops retardant as it attacks the 50-acre Molino Fire near milepost 4.5 on the Mount Lemmon Highway. The Mesa Hotshots will accompany two crews from the Arizona Division of Forestry and Fire Management, a crew from Saguaro National Park, two helicopters, three engines, water tenders (tankers) and will continue to fight the blaze, which started Tuesday, according to the Forest Service Facebook page. The highway is closed from the base to milepost 7.

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