Elden Springs wildfire contained at 22 acres

FLAGSTAFF - Firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that was burning less than a half-mile from a community northeast of Flagstaff.

And near Tucson, the fire near Kitt Peak also was nearing containment, having charred more than 2,000 acres, officials reported.

Coconino National Forest spokeswoman Kendra Bourgart says fire crews contained the so-called Elden Springs blaze, which grew to 22 acres, by 6 p.m. Monday.

Although the fire had been burning near several homes, the structures were not considered to be threatened.

The fire, first reported Monday morning, charred mostly ponderosa pine and grass.

The cause is still under investigation.

Bourgart says an overnight snowfall in Flagstaff should help decrease the chance of any fire activity.

Meanwhile, near Tucson, fire crews are demobilizing as a wildfire that has charred 2,177 acres in southern Arizona's Baboquivari Mountains comes closer to full containment.

The Solano fire was 85 percent contained as of early Tuesday. Fire officials expect to fully contain the fire by Thursday.

Fire spokesman Bill Watt says some resources, including all single-engine air tankers and heavy helicopters, have been let go.

The fire started Friday morning about seven miles south of Kitt Peak on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, about 20 miles east of Sells.