Nearly 5,000 people are under evacuation orders after a fire breaks out in New Mexico
So far, the McBride Fire has killed two people and destroyed more than 200 homes. Elsewhere in the U.S., crews have been battling large fires this week in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
by The Associated Press
Apr 16, 2022
3 minutes
Douglas Siddens' mother was among those who made it out with just the clothes on her back when a deadly, wind-fueled wildfire ripped through a mountain community in southern New Mexico.
The RV park where she lived was reduced to "metal frame rails and steel wheels," said Siddens, who managed the site
"I had like 10 people displaced. They lost their homes and everything, including my mom," he said.
The fire has destroyed more than 200
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