Monday, June 4, 2012

New Mexico wildfire, largest ever in the state, continues to burn (+video)

The Whitewater-Baldy blaze has burned more than nearly 300 square miles in New Mexico. It's now the largest wildfire burning in the country.

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press / June 1, 2012

A massive plume of smoke rises in the Gila National Forest, seen from Neighbors Mountain directly east of Glenwood, N.M. Fire officials said May 30, 2012 the wildfire has burned nearly 300 square miles has become the largest fire in New Mexico history.
AP Photo/US Forest Service

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