Firefighting Plane Drops Water on Telegraph Fire as Blaze Grows to More Than 85,000 Acres

Super Scooper firefighting aircraft were being used to help suppress the Telegraph Fire burning in southeast Arizona on June 10, as the blaze grew to 85,000 acres.

The fire reached 40 percent containment on Thursday, ahead of an expected long period of extremely hot and dry weather.

This video shows an aircraft dropping water near Pinal Peak, at the eastern edge of the fire. Credit: Telegraph Fire Information via Storyful