Wildfire closing in on Ruidoso, New Mexico
6/18/2024 4:54:20 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Lincoln County, NM
Ruidoso, NM
Start Date: 6/17/2024
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation on June 18 as two blazes continued to encroach on Ruidoso, prompting the evacuation of roughly 5,000 people. The South Fork Fire on the northern side of Ruidoso began on Mescalero Apache tribal land on the morning of June 17 and had burned nearly 14,000 acres within a day. The Salt Fire to the south was also burning on tribal land and had blackened 2,800 acres. Much of the area has been in extreme drought for nearly a year.
CNN (Atlanta, Ga.), June 18, 2024
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