India, July 3 -- OnWednesday evening, July 2, the Phillips County Sheriff's Office issued a "fire emergency" for residents of Malta. The agency said in aFacebook post, "There is a large uncontrolled fire south of Malta heading toward Malta being pushed by high winds. Residents in the Hillcrest area are advised to evacuate to the north immediately. All other citizens are asked to stay out of that area and off the roads to allow law enforcement and fire crews to safely help evacuate people and fight the fire."

Malta City Hall was opened for people who were evacuating their homes.

Meanwhile, the Phillips County Sheriff's Office provided another update after 11 pm, saying, "The fire has been extinguished and crews are mopping up. The evacua...