Thousands of residents of northern New Mexico villages were told to evacuate on Sunday as fierce winds drove the largest active U.S. wildfire towards their drought-parched mountain valley.
Winds gusting over 40 mph blew embers a mile ahead of the blaze to start new fires as crews battled to stop flames entering Mora, around 40 miles northeast of Santa Fe.
Twenty miles to the south at the other end of the 104,000 acre megafire, residents of Las Vegas, New Mexico, were told to prepare for evacuation as winds drove the fire within 5 miles of homes near interstate highway 25, according to local officials. "We're just gritting our teeth, there's going to be thousands of people affected," said San Miguel County Deputy Manager Jesus Romero as ash swirled around his home in south Las Vegas.
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