Tucson News Now'Ton of smoke' flows from brush fire near I-10

'Ton of smoke' flows from brush fire near I-10

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TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -

A brush fire near Prince Road and I-10 produced "a ton of smoke" but little damage, Tucson Fire Capt. Jeff Langejans said Sunday. 

A section about 70 feet by 10 feet burned in the University of Arizona agricultural fields for about 10 minutes. 

Tucson Fire received the call at 5:50 p.m. The fire was under control by 6 p.m., Langejans said.

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