McClure Fire Fully Contained

GOOD NEWS ON THE MCCLURE FIRE IN THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL WATERSHED. THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT’S BURNED SEVEN-POINT-SIX ACRES … REVISED DOWNWARD FROM 15 ACRES, AND IS NOW 100-PERCENT CONTAINED.

THE FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT THURSDAY, IS ABOUT THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MCCLURE RESERVOIR … AND TWO MILES EAST OF HYDE MEMORIAL STATE PARK. FOREST OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

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