Wildfire spreads toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, and a separate fire races through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar mansions in California state, burning at least 20 homes, US officials say
The wildfire, on track to become the largest in New Mexico's history, has burned over 105,141 hectares, or about two-thirds the size of Greater London.
In New Mexico, meanwhile, more than 300 homes and other buildings have been destroyed in wildfires burning since early last month. As westerly winds picked up on Thursday, firefighters torched fire breaks and set up sprinkler systems to save ranches and homes around 24 km south of Angel Fire, a ski resort town.
"Day 36," fire spokesperson Bill Morse said at a briefing on Wednesday night. "Ever since April 6, this fire has grown day by day by day."To the south, residents returned to the rubble of homes built on land that has been in their families since before the area became part of the United States in the mid-19th century.
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