THREE HOMES BURN IN A FIRE IN THE 200 BLOCK OF PLACITAS NORTHEAST NEAR EDITH AND MONTANO MONDAY. IT TOOK BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE CREWS ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL. THEY WERE SENT TO THE LOCATION AROUND 4PM. ONE PROBLEM FIGHTING THE FIRE WAS MONDAY'S WIND, WHICH SPREAD THE FLAMES TO TWO NEARBY HOMES. THE FIRE TOOK THE LIFE OF ONE DOG AND A CAT IS MISSING.
RESIDENTS OF THOSE NEIGHBORING HOUSES THAT BURNED SAID THEY'D COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOUSE THAT INITIALLY CAUGHT FIRE. THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS DRUG ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE. THE FIRE ACTUALLY STARTED IN A TRAILER ON THE PROPERTY.
NO DETERMINATION YET ON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.
