New Mexico fire officials brace for bigger blazes as crews battle worsening wildfire conditions
After more than 1,000 firefighters struggled to contain the state’s largest blaze, which grew by more than 30,000 acres in 24 hours, New Mexico officials warned residents of possible further evacuations to come. Roughly 6,000 state residents have already been issued evacuation orders over the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire, which merged into one blaze a week ago. The gargantuan blaze had eaten through 102,000 acres by Sunday morning.
. “We’re still in a very dangerous fire situation. It’s going to continue,” Carl Schwope, a local team commander, told. “There’s nothing in the weather that looks like it’s going to change. High wind events, north wind events, south wind events. It’s all over the board.”
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