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Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
At least two individuals were injured during the wildfires, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said during a Tuesday evening news conference. They were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Smoke rises from a wildfire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on June 17, 2024. One death and more than 1,400 structures have been lost in the South Fork and the Salt fires near the mountain resort village.
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.
The 2024 Salt Fire was a wildfire in New Mexico that burned 7,071 acres (2,862 ha) and was declared contained in July 2024. [1] The fire began on June 17 near the town of Ruidoso, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. [2] A state of emergency was also declared by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. [3]
Fire caused by lightning on Lincoln National Forest. [2] [3] Indios Rio Arriba: 11,477: May 19: August 2: Fire caused by lightning on Santa Fe National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. [4] [5] Antone Catron: 12,455: June 7: July 30: Fire caused by lightning on Gila National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. [6] [7] Encerrita ...
By Thursday, the South Fork Fire was 69% contained and the Salt Fire was 66% contained, the New Mexico Forestry Division said in a daily update. Show comments Advertisement
The 2023 New Mexico wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of New Mexico. 2023 Pass Fire. List of wildfires