With stormy winds, forest fires destroyed dozens of homes in The mountainous city of Ruidoso in New Mexico has continued to burn in residential areas on Wednesday, local officials said.
Local officials said that fire Burnt over 150 buildings, mostly homes, where abnormally dry conditions caused fires through wooded canyons.
“He still has ways to get there out of “Those residential areas,” a spokesman for Kerry Gladen said. for Resort City of About 8000 residents. “Hopefully we’ll get some air Attacks up on before the wind blows back up again. “
Like other western countries, New Mexico suffers early start to her fire The season when fires spread rapidly through very dry to very dry grasslands and forests.
Known as McBride fireRuidoso fire is the most destructive in New Mexico in a decade in terms of property losses. The fire 4,132 acres (1,672 hectares) had burned by Wednesday morning, leading to local evictions and school closures. It was among about ten forest fires in New Mexico and West Texas.