UPDATE: Highway 80 reopens following grass fire in Bisbee

BISBEE, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Two people have been injured in a grass fire burning in Bisbee, near the intersection of State Route 80 and Old Douglas Highway.

According to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, one injured person is a first-responder, while the other is a citizen. Authorities did not have updates on their conditions, as of 2:15 p.m.

Structure Fires Reported on Old Douglas Highway and Highway 80, Bisbee Arizona. Update 4-22-22 1325 hours Evacuations...
Posted by Cochise County Sheriff's Office - Mark J. Dannels Sheriff on Friday, April 22, 2022

The fire, now known as the Saginaw fire, forced homes on C Street and D Street to be evacuated. A third house, and possibly a fourth, had been severely damaged.

The internet had gone out between Elfrida and Douglas. Phone lines are down in Douglas, Wilcox and Safford.

Highway 80 has since reopened.