A BOSQUE FIRE THAT FLARED UP IN ESPANOLA EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS CONTAINED. IT BURNED ABOUT 40 ACRES NORTH OF A LOCAL WAL MART AND NEAR SAN JUAN LAKES. IT LED TO ABOUT 20 HOMES BEING EVACUATED. NONE OF THE HOMES WAS DAMAGED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.
THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR THE SITE OF THE FIRE SAY IT’S THE 3RD TIME THEY’VE BEEN FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY A FIRE. THEY SAY THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE OHKAY OWINGEH TRIBE AND IS NOT PROPERLY TENDED.
