FIRE CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST BRUSH FIRES THAT HAVE BURNED SEVERAL STRUCTURES IN EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ALONG THE TEXAS STATE LINE. STRUCTURES BURNED INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE HOME.
THE FIRST FIRE WAS REPORTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ON A RIVER LEVEE NEAR A SCHOOL. HIGH WINDS CAUSED THE FIRE TO SPREAD. KELLY JAMESON WITH THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE FIRES ARE MOSTLY IN A RURAL AREA NEAR SANTA TERESA AND SUNLAND PARK.
JAMESON SAYS THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, BUT SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS IN TEXAS HAD TO BE TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRES IS NOT YET KNOW. AND THERE'S NO ESTIMATE ON HOW BIG IT IS.
