VIDEO: Crews from several fire departments are working to contain a brush fire located around 15 miles west of Maricopa and just south of Goodyear that has grown to just under 1,000 acres.
The Goodyear Fire Department said the fire, which has been named the Flying Bucket Fire, started Monday afternoon and is near State Route 238 and 99th Avenue. Along with the Goodyear Fire Department, fire crews from Maricopa and the Bureau of Land Management are also on scene. Water drops have been used to try and stop the fire.
The fire started out as 15 acres and quickly grew to 990 acres. As of Tuesday morning, the fire is 10% contained as crews work on the southeastern edge to stop it from growing into the hills.
So far no injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.