Wildfire In New Mexico
The fire season is off to an early start all over the country.
CNN reports on the New Mexico fire:
(CNN) — A brush fire near Silver City, New Mexico, has burned as many as 15 buildings and forced authorities to evacuate a neighborhood threatened by flames, according to the New Mexico state forestry division.
The fire had spread across 1,770 acres as of Tuesday morning, the agency reported.
About 100 homes remained under an evacuation order Tuesday, but the agency said authorities had lifted evacuation notices for some other homes near the fire, which is burning about 230 miles south of Albuquerque.
Winds gusting up to 50 mph on Monday spread the fire from 50 acres early in the day to 500 to 1,000 acres by nightfall, according to agency spokesman Dan Ware.
At least five homes were burned in the fire, along with an unconfirmed number of barns, sheds and other structures, Ware said.
One of my great-grandfathers was stationed at an Army fort near Silver City, and my maternal grandmother traveled by train and stage couch to live there for a short time, the longest trip she made in her entire life.
