Page 33 - Mcbride Fire News Today

By Steve Almasy and Paradise Afshar, CNN

Multiple New Mexico wildfires started Tuesday, prompting evacuations in and around Ruidoso. Track the McBride and Nogal Canyon fires here.

Residents of Ruidoso, NM and others are sharing scenes from the McBride Fire Wednesday.

The McBride and Nogal Fires began on the afternoon of April 12 and have grown in acreage and destruction since then.

[gallery ids="2488609,2488615,2488379,2488378,2488603,2488613"] RUIDOSO — Raging winds over 80 mph on Tuesday contributed to wildfires that spread rapidly in the Ruidoso area and led to thousands of people being given mandatory

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As of noon on Wednesday, officials said the McBride Fire consumed some 4,132 acres and destroyed at least 150 houses.

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have shrunk since March, though Doña Ana County saw a slight uptick in cases over two weeks.

Winter-like weather is continuing as the storm system that brought snow to the Pacific Northwest moves east, trailing blizzard conditions with it.

Three wildfires started in Lincoln County, two of which have triggered evacuations in Ruidoso and Nogal Canyon.