NEW MEXICO STATE ROAD 246 REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN CAPITAN AND ROSWELL DUE TO A WILDFIRE IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. SPOKESMAN JOHN HELMICH TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE FIRE HAS BURNED JUST UNDER EIGHT THOUSAND ACRES:. HELMICH SAYS THE FIRE BEGAN LAST WEDNESDAY, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. HE SAYS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE FIREFIGHT, ALTHOUGH IT’S STILL LISTED AS ZERO PERCENT CONTAINMENT.
