The Latest: Precautionary evacuations mount in Arizona fire

SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a major wildfire burning in Arizona (all times local):
7:40 p.m.
A wildfire in rugged country east of Phoenix that has forced evacuation orders for about 700 homes.
Gila County spokesman Josh Beck said Friday evening that those evacuations occurred stretching south from Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest.
There were no reports of structures burning, and fewer than a dozen people sought shelter at public facilities.
The fire was about 42 percent