After the flames - The Aspen Fire
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Ten years after fire destroyed two-thirds of the homes in this alpine village, its devoted core of full-time residents are developing an appreciation for "a different kind of green." Half the destroyed homes and business on Mount Lemmon have been rebuilt, but the forest in which they once sat will take centuries to grow and may never be the same. Listen to Arizona Daily Star reporter Tom Beal give his account and observations of the Aspen Fire and current state of Mount Lemmon. Video by Samantha Munsey / Arizona Daily Star
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SUMMERHAVEN - Ten years after fire destroyed two-thirds of the homes in this alpine village,…
U.S. Forest Service reports that the fire is human caused.
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