Bureau of Indian Affairs and Navajo Nation crews contained a fire that consumed over 1,600 acres on the reservation.
The fire started Tuesday morning in the Kinlichee area near Window Rock, Arizona. About 100 people were evacuated and the local school was shut down.
Officials suspect arson may be the cause of the fire.
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