MOST OF THAT FIRE BURNING IN COUNSELOR, NEW MEXICO IS OUT. KOB TV REPORTS 75 PERCENT OF THE OIL TANK FIRES IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN EXTINGUISHED. A TOTAL OF 36 TANKS EXPLODED AND CAUGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
THE FIRES FORCED SOME RESIDENTS OF COUNSELOR AND NEARBY NAGEEZI OUT OF THEIR HOMES. SOME OF THE FLAMES REACHED FIVE FEET HIGH … AND THERE WERE STILL FLAMES VISIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE TANKS.
WPX OWNS THE WELLS AND SAYS THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR HOMES DAMAGED BY THE FIRES.
