Officials said there was no damage to buildings as the wildfire spread across an area of ​​nearly 14.6 square kilometers on the border of the Boulder Heights community.

On Saturday, 275 people were deployed to fight the fire, as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees before midday and gusts of wind were expected for the afternoon.

“We still have unseasonably high humidity and hot weather,” said a fire official.

“We have no wind at the moment, but gusts were forecast.”

Firefighting planes and helicopters have helped extinguish the flames above the Boulder View Fire. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

It began about five miles east of Carefree, just outside north Scottsdale on the edge of the Tonto National Forest.

The Red Cross has set up an evacuation center at a high school in Scottsdale, and shelters for horses and other large animals have been built at several locations, including the rodeo grounds at nearby Cave Creek.

In Central California, rising temperatures and low relative humidity could lead to worsening wildfire conditions in the Fresno June Lightning Complex this weekend.

The complex — consisting of three large fires in eastern Fresno County as well as several smaller fires — covered nearly 17 square miles and was estimated to be 42% contained as of Saturday morning. One building was confirmed destroyed and evacuation orders remained in effect.

Further north, the Apache Fire in Butte County has destroyed 14 structures and damaged two others since Monday. The fire covered one square mile and was 95% contained as of Saturday morning.