High winds and tinder-dry conditions have fueled more than a dozen wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico that have destroyed dozens of homes while burning more than 174 square miles. Hundreds are under evacuation orders or warning notices.
Wind-blown clouds of dust and plumes of smoke obscured the skies near the fires, said Jesus Romero, assistant county manager for San Miguel County. “All the ugliness that spring in New Mexico brings — that’s what they’re dealing in.”
In Arizona, a Flagstaff-area fire burned 30 homes and numerous other buildings when the flames blew through rural neighborhoods Tuesday. A wall of smoke stretched from wilderness just east of Santa Fe about 50 miles to the northeast where ranchers and other rural inhabitants were abruptly told to leave by law enforcement.
Areas ordered Saturday to evacuate because of another large fire still growing in northern New Mexico included Philmont Scout Ranch. Meanwhile, the nearby town of Cimarron remained on notice for possible evacuation, according to Colfax County officials.
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