{"id":2183,"date":"2026-06-17T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2183"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:03:17","slug":"fatal-aircraft-crash-caused-box-fire-in-saguaro-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2183","title":{"rendered":"Fatal aircraft crash caused Box Fire in Saguaro National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) &#8211; The Box Fire burning in the Saguaro National Park was started by a fatal ultralight aircraft crash on Saturday, June 13.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2182\">Maricopa County sees first West Nile virus death of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, June 16, the National Park Service said a paramotor (a powered paraglider) crashed this weekend, and crews recovered the pilot\u2019s body. The cause is under investigation, and the person\u2019s name has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Tuesday, the NPS said crews have completely contained the Box Fire, and there has been minimal fire behavior and no growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfrared flights on Monday and Tuesday afternoon showed very little heat inside the burn area,\u201c the NPS said in a release. \u201dThe fire will continue to be monitored, and resources will be released to assist with other wildland fire response as needed.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>The Southeast Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team is set to transfer command of the fire back to Saguaro National Park on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2180\">Medevac helicopter pilot guides small plane to emergency landing in Sun Lakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The temporary closures at the park have been lifted, and all Saguaro National Park trails and backcountry campgrounds are now open.<\/p>\n<p>The fire burned around 145 acres, and there were no evacuations in place or structures in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Are you streaming 13 News?<\/p>\n<p>Watch a free live stream of Tucson Now and 13 News at TucsonNow.Live.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to download the free Tucson Now app, which you can find on Apple and Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using a desktop computer, you can use your mobile device to scan the QR code below.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2178\">Arizona man charged in baby\u2019s death after pregnant girlfriend killed in San Diego<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can submit your breaking news or weather images here.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Park Service said a powered paraglider crashed, and crews recovered the pilot\u2019s body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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