A new wildfire has started burning in Cochise County.
The Smith Fire reported at 2:30 p.m., has burned a total of 200 acres.
The fire is burning about seven miles northeast of Sonoita in the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.
#SmithFire is now on @inciweb https://t.co/v4NLFe9YXv #AZFire
— wildlandfireAZ (@wildlandfireAZ) June 7, 2017
There is approximately 80 personnel working on the fire.
The highway has been shut down at just east of the Sonoita Crossroads (junction of Hwy 82 & 83) and Upper Elgin Road by Rain Valley.
We're working to gather more details on this developing story.
