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A wildfire that extended from Mexico into Southern Arizona had grown to about 1,000 acres by Monday night, officials said.

Montezuma One is burning along the border west of the Coronado National Monument, close to Montezuma Pass in Cochise County. The larger part of the fire is burning across the border in Mexico, said Teresa Ann Ciapusci, acting public affairs officer with the Coronado National Forest.

The fire is south of Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca. It's the largest wildfire this year in the national forest, although officials Monday did not have an estimate on the acreage burned on the Arizona side of the border.

Firefighters from both countries are cooperating to fight the blaze. No part of the fire had been contained as of Monday night.

There may be at least "three clusters" of structures, such as farms, threatened by the blaze, Ciapusci said.

No evacuations have been ordered and there have been no injuries.

Forest officials are hopeful that the blaze will be contained soon. Low winds and cool nights would help firefighters, Ciapusci said, and a slight chance of rain in Southern Arizona is forecast for today into Wednesday.

Montezuma One is burning in areas of grass, piñon and juniper trees in remote and rugged terrain, she said.

On the Arizona side, the fire is being fought by two prison crews of about 20 people each, two air tankers, three helicopters, six water tenders and five fire engines.

Due to safety concerns in the border area, crews were going to rest overnight and resume fighting the blaze early this morning, Ciapusci said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, she said.

No road closures have been made, but forest visitors should avoid the area.

A second fire called Lochiel is burning about 10 miles west of Montezuma One.

A 20-person crew, an incident commander and three fire engines were working overnight to contain the 10- to 15-acre fire, which is named after the nearest town, Lochiel.

Additional information about that fire was unavailable Monday night.

There have been 22 wildfires in the Coronado National Forest so far this year, and extra caution with open flames is advised, Ciapusci said.

No fire restrictions are in place yet in the forest.