More than half a square mile ( 1. 4 square kilometers ) of land was destroyed on Monday by a fast-moving wildfire that swept through southern New Mexico’s historic Fort Stanton site, prompting the evacuation of nearby campgrounds and a horse ranch. According to AP, the fire spread across Bureau of Land Management ( BLM)-managed national conservation lands that included three structures at the Fort Stanton historical site, a landmark from the Civil War, and damaged three other buildings. A Gang analyst is scheduled to begin examining the nature on Tuesday, but the cause of the fire is also undetermined.
Earth crew, helicopters, and air ships collaborated to contain the fire, which had not yet been contained as of Monday. According to Laura Rabon, a spokesperson for the multi-agency answer team, firefighters were concentrating on removing vegetation lines to the northern and dropping waters onto smoldering areas from the air. The threat remained despite the mild weather, which had reduced fire activity slightly and resulted in temperatures of around 75 degrees ( 24 Celsius ) and 10 mph ( 16 kph ) winds. Air containers dropped fire retardant on Sunday to aide in the halting of the fireplace. A family of four, along with their horses, were also moved to protection after being evacuated from a local horse ranch. They have now come house. Three near cabins were evacuated and are still closed, and Highway 220 near Fort Stanton was closed to allow for fire crews to get it. The fire has sparked concern in a region that is recovering from devastating wildfires last year that left hundreds of homes and businesses in nearby Ruidoso, which is located about 15 miles ( 24 kilometers ) away. Grave flood and erosion followed those flames.
