Quarter-mile-long fissure opens north of Willcox
July 16, 2004
"Authorities today are
investigating the cause of a fissure north of Willcox that spans a quarter mile
and is up to five feet wide at some points. The fissure was discovered Wednesday
morning by a resident who told Cochise County Sheriff's deputies that he awoke
to loud rumbling and crackling overnight. He found a fissure near his home, that
officials say appears to be expanding. Authorities do not know how deep the
fissure is, but Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Department said
it's too deep to see the bottom ... Willcox is about 80 miles east of
Tucson."
SOURCE: Cutting Edge Ministries & Arizona Daily Star