Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Jun. 19—Wildfires in and around Ruidoso continued to increase in size overnight into Wednesday morning, after claiming the life of a man and forcing the evacuation of Ruidoso Downs on Tuesday.
Photos and videos circulating on social media Wednesday showed two popular Ruidoso-area businesses were among the approximately 1,400 structures that had burned to the ground in the South Fork Fire.
Meanwhile, a second fire in the area, the Salt Fire, has reached nearly 5,000 acres, according to an update posted early Tuesday on the village of Ruidoso's website.
The fire was discovered around 9 a.m. Monday on tribal land along the Rio Ruidoso near Ruidoso. By early Monday afternoon, the fire had consumed 18 acres and was growing, according to the New ...
"Even though there's a lot of moisture in the air, the fire is still active," Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford summarized in an interview on 105.1 FM Thursday morning. "The big concern ...
The South Fork Fire was a wildfire in New Mexico that burned 17,569 acres (7,110 ha) before being declared 99% contained as of July 15, 2024. [4] The fire began on June 17 near the town of Ruidoso and grew very rapidly, surpassing 15,000 acres burned by the following day and destroying at least 1400 houses and structures. Investigators have ...
By 7 a.m. MDT Tuesday, Village of Ruidoso officials estimated the Salt Fork Fire — which was burning along the western edge of the Ruidoso micropolitan area — at 13,921 acres and 0% contained ...
An airplane drops fire retardant just above the Blue 2 fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico. The fire began on May 17, 2024 after lightning hit. It has continued for over a week and now sits over 7,000 ...