Thousands of people who live in mountain villages of northern New Mexico prepared to evacuate on Friday as gusting winds and drought conditions drove the largest wildfire in the United States perilously close to their homes.
About 35 miles northeast of Santa Fe near the village of Ledoux, flames from the Calf Canyon fire ripped through forest as high winds blew embers over a mile, spreading a wildfire that has scorched about 66,000 acres, or 103 square miles, of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains since April 6.
"It feels like your whole world is crashing," said Finley as she chose a picture painted by her grandson among items to take with her as she evacuated. "We have seen so many friends lose everything." San Miguel County Commissioner Max Trujillo interrupted music on country station KBQL to urge locals to leave their homes if authorities called for evacuation.
Extreme drought has dried logs and branches to 8% humidity, less than timber used for home construction, turning forested mountains and valleys into a potential tinderbox, according to fire behavior analyst Stewart Turner.
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