Winds in Phoenix to Clear Smoke From Wildfire Smoke from one of several Arizona wildfires that has shrouded the Phoenix area was expected to be cleared by winds Tuesday as firefighters worked to contain another blaze in the northern part of the state that has forced residents from their homes in a historic mining town. The fire near Crown King began on private land Sunday and burned about 2 square miles by late Monday, with zero containment. The 1,300-acre, human-caused blaze already has destroyed two buildings and one trailer, Prescott National Forest spokeswoman Debbie Maneely said. An American Red Cross shelter in Mayer, which is about 24 miles north, had several evacuees, but they had left. Meanwhile, a fire south of Payson was 5 percent contained by Monday evening after charring nearly 5 square miles in the Tonto National Forest. Smoke from that fire drifted into Phoenix over the weekend. An air tanker drops retardant on a fire Monday, May 14, 2012 near Crown King, Ariz. Fire crews spent the weekend fighting several wildfires in Arizona including the 4.5-square-mile blaze near Crown King. Expected hot and windy weather could make containment on that fire difficult, Maneely said. Flores said most residents own four-wheel-drive vehicles and many were using them to access back roads due to the main road's closure.