NM Fire Update

AN UPDATE ON THE THREE BIGGEST WILDFIRES BURNING IN NEW MEXICO…THE BUZZARD FIRE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST HAS CONSUMED MORE THAN 41 THOUSAND ACRES AND IS 69-PERCENT CONTAINED. IT WAS STARTED BY AN ILLEGAL CAMPFIRE ON MAY 22ND.

THE UTE PARK FIRE IN COLFAX COUNTY IS HOLDING STEADY AT JUST UNDER 37-THOUSAND ACRES AND IS 92-PERCENT CONTAINED. ITS CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN.

AND THE SOLDIER CANYON FIRE ON THE MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION IS AT PERCENT CONTAINMENT AFTER BURNING 13-HUNDRED ACRES. AUTHORITIES SAY IT WAS HUMAN CAUSED.

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