Crews were working to keep the fire away from the University of Arizona facility.
Arizona Daily Star A wildfire Sunday burning about a half-mile from the Biosphere 2 science facility near Oracle Junction was about 50% contained by the afternoon, officials said.The fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known and had spread to about 13 acres by Sunday afternoon before being partially contained.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Crews from the State Forestry, Golder Ranch Fire District and Northwest Fire District worked to keep the wildfire from reaching the Biosphere facility.No evacuations have been ordered at this time, according to authorities.
Biosphere 2 was built between 1987 and 1991 as a way to test the viability of closed ecological systems and human life in outer space. The tests were held twice in the early 1990s.Tags Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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