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The Associated Press reported that the American Red Cross has set up shelters at High Desert Middle School in Globe and at Skyline High School in Mesa for those evacuating.

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A member of the U.S. Forest Service's Trinity Hotshots firefighting crew carries a chain saw while hiking out of the burn zone Monday, June 28, 2021, at the Lava Fire north of Weed, Calif. (Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP)

More evacuations were issued Monday morning as the Telegraph Fire continues to burn, ten days after it was first reported.

Gila County Sheriff's Office warned residents on both sides of State Road 77 in the El Capitan area southeast of Globe, Arizona, to evacuate, and several hours later, the Dripping Springs area was also ordered to evacuate.

The Associated Press reported that the American Red Cross has set up shelters at High Desert Middle School in Globe and at Skyline High School in Mesa for those evacuating.

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The fire has consumed more than 142 square miles and was 74% contained as of Monday morning.

The fire forced the closure of SR 77 in both directions between U.S. Highway 70 and SR 177 in Winkelman.

(MORE: Drought-Driven Western Wildfires Force More Evacuations)

The fire destroyed at least 22 structures, one of which was Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers' family weekend home in the woods southeast of the Globe-Miami area, according to the AP.

Residents of Top-of-the-World and Oak Flats were allowed to return to their homes Saturday after being under evacuation since June 6.

Firefighters were battling another blaze near Cornville, Arizona, Monday, about 87 miles north of Phoenix.

About 100 residents have been evacuated from the Mingus Panorama subdivision, KNXV-TV reported.

The Cornville Fire began around 12:30 p.m. MDT Sunday, and had burned about 1.8 square miles by Monday afternoon, according to Inciweb.

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