Residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires rapidly encroached on the 7,000-resident village in the Land of Enchantment's south.
Residents of the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico fled their homes under evacuation orders with little time to rescue belongings as fast-moving wildfires bore down on the village of 7,000 residents. Traffic clogged downtown streets of the normally pastoral village and vacation destination for hours Monday as smoke darkened the evening sky and 100-foot flames climbed a ridgeline. By Tuesday morning, city webcams showed a deserted main street with smoke wafting in the sky.
Accountant Steve Jones said he and his wife evacuated overnight as emergency crews arrived at their doorstep and dense smoke filled the Ruidoso valley, making it difficult to breathe. 'We had a 40-mph wind that was taking this fire all along the ridge, we could literally see 100-foot flames,' said Jones, who relocated in a camper. 'That’s why it consumed so much acreage.
In California, firefighters have increased their containment of a large wildfire that is burning in steep, hard-to-reach areas in mountains north of Los Angeles, officials said. But hot, dry, windy weather could challenge their efforts Tuesday.
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