Flood Fire forces residents to evacuate Panther Butte neighborhood in Pinal County
Pinal County residents in the Panther Butte neighborhood near State Route 79, about 30 miles north of Tucson, were ordered to evacuate Thursday morning as a wildfire approached. The evacuation order from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office came overnight after the Golder Ranch Fire District alerted residents of the wind-driven fire known as the Flood Fire.