A wildfire continues to spread in southern New Mexico, just outside of Ruidoso.
wildfire continues to spreadLarge white clouds of smoke can be seen emanating from what has been dubbed the Blue 2 fire.The fire started when lightning struck the remnants of the Little Bear fire that happened in the same area about 12 years ago.
“There was a lot of dead and down timber trees fuel that has just been sitting there for the last 12 years. And so it's very combustible,” Loretta Benavidez, the public spokesperson for the Incident Management Team, said. “When that lightning ignition hit right there, then it began to spread."The Blue 2 fire has been growing over time and is now encompassing nearly 7,000 acres of land, according to Benavidez.
“Right now, it seems to be heading in a northeast direction," Benavidez said. "There are homes out in front of that but there are also structural fire firefighters that are assigned to that area so that they're in place to prepare for the advancement of the fire.”"Fire always makes us nervous here. And we're always very careful to pay close attention to what's going on with the fire," Lasher said. "We're ready to evacuate if we need to.
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