ABC – A bright orange sky glows throughout much of Arizona as firefighters attempt to gain ground on the Wallow fire, which is blazing over 144,000 acres near the New Mexico-Arizona state line.

The blaze became the third largest in state history, officials said today, even after emergency crews intentionally started a series of smaller fires Saturday, trying to halt the advance of the fire. The Wallow fire has already devastated an estimated 225 square miles, toward mountain communities in eastern Arizona.

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