What's going on: Hundreds forced from homes by Arizona wildfire

Also: Oil spill tab for BP reaches $2 billion; Van der Sloot reportedly takes back murder confession.

Felicia Fonseca / The Associated PressA member of a fire crew north of Flagstaff, Ariz., adjust his hat as a wildfire burns Sunday in the background.

From The Associated Press:

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- A fast-spreading wildfire swept across 7-square miles of land on the outskirts of this forested mountain city, threatening homes and prompting calls for hundreds of evacuations. Firefighters worked through the night against a blaze that erupted Sunday morning and sent a huge plume of smoke over parts of the region. Five helicopters and eight air tankers dropped fire suppression chemicals and as 300 firefighters worked feverishly to contain the blaze.

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