A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a 'megafire' of 100,000 acres, or 157 square miles, on Saturday and could still more than double in size, a fire official said.
Smoke from the Calf Canyon fire is seen from Mora village, New Mexico, U.S., April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew HayTAOS, N.M., April 30 - A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a "megafire" of 100,000 acres, or 157 square miles, on Saturday and could still more than double in size, a fire official said.
Around 30 miles east of Santa Fe, the fire has destroyed hundreds of properties, triggered thousands of evacuations and on Saturday burned within a few miles of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, population 14,000."It's already 100,000 acres. It could easily double in size, maybe even bigger than that," Incident Commander Carl Schwope, told a briefing.
Firefighters believe the U.S. West faces a grim fire year, with U.S. Department of Agriculture data showing 80% of the area in severe drought.
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