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"...even on burn days conditions can change. The key to responsible burning is to have a water source immediately available. If the winds pick up, extinguish the fire." - VCFD Chief Matt Propp
The National Weather Service representatives say the fire started around 3 p.m. in the bosque north of Socorro, near Escondida.
"We don't know the motive behind all of this. Why would you trigger a neighborhood that doesn't do anything? We stick to ourselves," Carol Mitchem said.
Several wildfires burned in New Mexico on Sunday and destroyed three homes and injured one. Here's what you need to know as you head out the door this morning.
Chilton firefighters responded at 6:18 p.m. Sunday to a call about a fire at a house at Court and Heiman streets.