Wildfire sweeps through the historic Fort Stanton Site in New Mexico
On Monday, a fast -moving wildfire flowed through the historic Fort Stanton Site in Southern New Mexico, which burns more than half square miles (1.4 square kilometers) land and inspires the evacuation of a nearby campground and a horse farm.Blaze damaged three structures in the Landmark of the Fort Stanton Historic Site, a Civil War-era, and reported the AP spread in the federal protection land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).The cause of the fire is still unknown, and a BLM investigator is expected to start an assessment of origin on Tuesday.
Ground crew, helicopters and air tankers worked together to include the fire, which remained until Monday. Multi-agency response team spokesperson Laura Rabon said that firefighters focused on cleaning the vegetation lines towards the north and releasing water on the air to resolve the hotspot.While the activity of the fire had reduced to some extent due to the mild weather, with temperatures, 75 ° (24 Celsius) and 10 mph (16 kmph), with winds, remained threatened. On Sunday, air tankers dropped fire fights around the edges of the fire to help slow the fire. A horse farm nearby was also evacuated, and a family of four along with their horses was taken to security. They have now returned home.Highway 220 near Fort Stanton was closed to ensure that fire fighting staff had access, and the nearby campgrounds were evacuated and closed.The fire has expressed concern in an area recovering from disastrous wildfire last year, which destroyed hundreds of houses and businesses in a nearby Rudoso located about 15 miles (24 km). Those fire was performed after severe floods and erosion.
