FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: WILDFIRES BURNING IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO:
High fire threat persists in New Mexico amid devastating blaze.......The McBride Fire has burned through 6,195 acres and remains 0% contained..............High fire danger continues in New Mexico, as very dry weather and gusty winds are leading to an increased risk while firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze.
For days, hundreds of firefighters have been battling the McBride Fire in the village of Ruidoso in central New Mexico.
As of Saturday morning, the McBride Fire has burned through 6,195 acres in the Gavilan Canyon within Ruidoso and remains 0% contained, according to fire officials. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fueled by timber downed by a significant wind storm, as well as brush and dry grasses on an arid landscape, the wildfire has burned 207 primary structures and multiple outbuildings since sparking Tuesday, officials said.
The bodies of two people were found in a home in Ruidoso on Wednesday, a day after the McBride Fire scorched the area, according to authorities. First responders located the bodies after family members noted that an elderly couple attempting to evacuate had been unaccounted for, police said. The couple has not yet been publicly identified.
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