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Sierra Vista Herald – by Derek Jordan
SIERRA VISTA — Shortly before 9 p.m., two F-16 aircraft collided mid-air, crashing off of Leslie Canyon Road near the Cochise County Fairgrounds outside Douglas.
Cochise County Sheriff’s deputies responded and are securing the scene, where the wreckage has sparked a fire near a natural gas pipeline.
Douglas and Sunnyside fire departments have also responded to the area.
Sheriff Mark Dannels, who has been in contact with Air Force officials, reported that his agency received a call from a woman reporting that plane wreckage fell into her front yard.
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the area have blocked off vehicle traffic in the vicinity of the site.