ABOUT 19-HUNDRED ACRES ARE NOW BURNING IN JEMEZ SPRINGS. BUT DAN WARE WITH STATE FORESTRY SAYS THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE IS STILL ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED. LIKE CREWS WORKING THE PECOS CANYON FIRE, THEY GOT A TEMPORARY BREAK SUNDAY WITH COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY … BUT WARE TELLS 770 KKOB THE STABILITY OF CONTAINMENT LINES THAT CREWS ARE WORKING ON WILL DEPEND ON HOW HOT AND WINDY IT GETS MONDAY AFTERNOON.
NUMEROUS AREA HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO THE THOMPSON RIDGE … BUT THERE'S NO FIRM WORD YET ON HOW MANY. FIRE INVESTIGATORS THINK A POWER LINE THAT FELL ON A TREE MAY HAVE STARTED THE FIRE LAST FRIDAY.
