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The Daily Sentinel
| 12 months ago
The results of the Bureau of Land Management's fire investigators' probe into what started the Sunrise Mine Fire were inconclusive, BLM spokeswoman Shannon Borders said. BLM officials said they were able to determine that lightning was not a factor...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
N.M. (AP) — A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the state's largest blaze ever has grown to nearly 300 square miles as it spreads in all directions, and experts say conditions are ripe this season for similar massive...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
The Whitewater-Baldy fire, the largest in New Mexico history, has spread to more than 170,200 acres and was zero percent contained, authorities said. Officials said the fire, which was caused by lightning, has cost $6 million to fight thus far, the...
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Epoch Times
| 12 months ago
May 30, 2012 A wildfire burning in New Mexico's Gila National Forest has consumed more than 265 square miles, becoming the state's largest wildfire in history. Officials told The Associated Press that the fire has grown to more than 170,000 acres.
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
N.M. (AP) — A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials confirmed Wednesday.
The erratic blaze grew overnight to more than...
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Denver Post
| 12 months ago
Colo.Fire managers have requested an additional helicopter to help fight a nine-square-mile wildfire in southwestern Colorado near the Utah border. Rita Baysinger of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center says the helicopter is flying Wednesday...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
A wildfire raging through New Mexico is the largest in the state's history, burning more than 156,000 acres, officials said Wednesday...Officials said the fire would likely grow to 170,000 by the end of the week. Sen. Jeff Bingaman , D-N.M., toured...
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National Public Radio
| 12 months ago
Eyder Peralta A wildfire that has burned 265 square miles of the Gila National Forest in New Mexico is now burning across 170,000 acres...As the AP reports , this fire eclipses a blaze last year that burned 159,593 acres in Las Conchas and threatened...
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The Salt Lake City Tribune
| 12 months ago
Rich Harvey of the Rocky Basin 2 Incident Management Team said the Sunrise Mine blaze which began just southwest of Gateway, Colo., on May 25 was threatening 10 homes and 15 out buildings. About 600 firefighters were trying to close containment lines...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 12 months ago
Fire managers said the blaze had charred more than 10,000 acres before merging Wednesday afternoon with the nearby 11,500-acre Baldy fire...AP Photo A massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest is now the largest fire in state...
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Chandler Republic
| 12 months ago
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team Crews have made significant gains on the Sunflower Fire, with containment up to 80 percent, officials said Tuesday. Crews totaling 50 firefighters are battling the Sunflower Fire, which is burning about...
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The Denver Post
| 12 months ago
Colo.About 400 firefighters and five helicopters are battling an eight-square-mile wildfire in western Colorado. Fire managers expect calm winds again Tuesday but slightly higher temperatures. The fire is four miles north of Paradox and 220 miles...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
N.M. (AP) — Two lightning-sparked blazes that merged in a mountainous southwestern New Mexico forest is close to becoming the largest wildfire in state history, fire officials said Tuesday.
The U.S. Forest Service said the erratic blaze...
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Kansas City Star
| 12 months ago
A massive wildfire burning in a mountainous southwestern New Mexico forest is close to becoming the largest fire in state history.The U.S...It is about 15 miles east of Glenwood, N.M., a small town with a few hundred residents.The fire was sparked by...
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Denver Post
| 12 months ago
N.M.Crews battling a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest began burnout operations Monday aimed at halting the blaze from creeping into two small towns. After growing to more than 190 square miles and becoming one of the...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
N.M. (AP) — Lighter winds aided crews battling a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest, but they still were unable to stop the blaze that has raged across more than 190 square miles of mountainous forest lands since last...
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The Denver Post
| 12 months ago
Font Resize Two air tankers arrived in Durango on Sunday to fight the Little Sand and Sunrise Mine fires, which have burned almost 10,000 acres in the state, and more equipment is on the way...The Sunrise Mine fire in rugged terrain near the Utah...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Diminished winds helped fire crews take the offensive on Sunday against an 11-day-old blaze burning out of control through the rugged high country of New Mexico 's Gila National Forest, but nearly 300 homes in the area remained under evacuation. The...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 12 months ago
Crews fighting a wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico benefited from lighter winds Sunday, allowing them to focus on building protection lines on key flanks of the blaze and preparing to send water-dropping helicopters into the air for...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Memorial Day weekend was anything but a holiday for hundreds of firefighters grappling with wildfires from New Mexico to Michigan. Hundreds of thousands of acres of forests and grasslands have been scorched in recent weeks as dry and windy conditions...
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Fox
| 12 months ago
N.M. A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned ghost town in southwestern New Mexico, officials said. Fueled by strong, erratic winds, the...
