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Updated: Belen Fire "doing well for now" |
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Written by Lloyd Jojola
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
State Forestry Division spokesman Dan Ware reports that the Belen Fire that burned through the bosque near Rio Communities on Friday "is doing well for now."
"Obviously, the winds are coming up, they've already started blowing harder, and that's a big concern for the day," he said.
Hand-crew firefighters will be in the area today putting out hot spots, he said.
"If the fire flares up we'll have ground resources standing by to take care of any flare-ups," he said. "But for right now it's mostly just mopping up the hot spots."
The fire, the cause of which is still not known, burned an estimated 500-plus acres. A more accurate assessment on the amount of area burned is expected later today.
Last night, about nine crews, or around 30 firefighters, helped keep the fire in check.
"Overnight, the fire pretty much laid down," Ware said. "There wasn't any significant surge. There were a few hot spots near some residential areas, but we jumped on them real quick and got them taken care of."
The overnight crews were being replaced with fresh firefighters Saturday morning.
A mobile home and some "out buildings," such as sheds, and a barn were destroyed by the fire. There were no injuries reported. Evacuation orders that occurred Friday afternoon were lifted later the same day.
"Everybody's home, the lights are on, the traffic is flowing," Ware said Saturday morning.
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