Firefighters worked through the night Thursday and were able to prevent the Trigo Fire from jumping N.M. 55. 

Had the fire jumped the highway, it would have turned into a large grass fire quickly burning up fuel and would have likely sped towards Estancia, fire officials said.

Fire officials said this morning that the blaze had consumed about 13,000 acres and was 30-percent contained. Last night they thought it had burned 15,000 acres.

Fire officials also said this morning that $6.2 million has been spent on fighting the fire, which started April 15,

Winds are predicted this morning at 16 to 23 mph at a southeast direction. That could force the blaze towards Manzano.

 Emergency Management  are expected to tour the Sherwood Forrest area to determine how many structures were lost.

Keep reading ABQJournal.com for more on the Trigo Fire. 

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