A brush fire threatening dozens of homes in Scottsdale, Arizona, has put more than 1,000 residents under evacuation orders Tuesday night, fire officials said.
The Diamond Fire broke out at around 5:15 p.m. near 128th Street in the desert region and within hours had burned 2,500 acres of land without any containment, pushing south to McDowell Mountain Regional Park, fire officials said.
A nearby community of about 1,145 residents were under evacuation orders, FOX10 Phoenix reported.