Firefighters in northern New Mexico work in rugged terrain ahead of a massive wildfire, feverishly trying to position crews to clear brush and stop monster blaze from burning more homes in Rocky Mountain foothills
The wildfire has charred 798 sq km of tinder-dry ponderosa forests, making it the largest blaze burning in the US during what has been an early start to the fire season.
And another wildfire in northern New Mexico near the federal government's key facilities for nuclear research prompted Los Alamos National Laboratory and others in the area to begin preparing for evacuations, though officials stressed there was no immediate threat to the lab. The wildfire has charred 798 square kilometres of tinder-dry ponderosa forests, making it the largest blaze burning in the US during what has been an early start to the fire season. Thousands of people have been evacuated.
Fire officials predicted part of the main New Mexico fire would push north into rugged terrain that is difficult for firefighters to access.
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