WE’RE NOT COMPLETELY FOREST-FIRE FREE IN NEW MEXICO RIGHT NOW. THE “TREASURE MOUNTAIN FIRE” IS CURRENTLY BURNING ABOUT SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF SILVER CITY. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PUNKY MOORE TELLS US IT’S ON BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PROPERTY.
THERE ARE AROUND 70 PEOPLE WORKING TO CONTAIN IT. THE FIRE IS FIVE PERCENT CONTAINED, BUT MOORE SAYS THAT FIGURE SHOULD GO UP CONSIDERABLY ON WEDNESDAY.
SHE SAYS IT’S LIKELY THE FIRE WAS SPARKED BY LIGHTNING.
