Thousands of acres have burned across Colorado and New Mexico, pushing hundreds out of their homes.
The Ute Fire in Colfax County, New Mexico, exploded to nearly 28,000 acres by Saturday, according to InciWeb, a U.S. government fire response site.
. @NWSPueblo IMET enroute to #UteParkFire near Ute Park, NM #NMwx #NMFires @NWSAlbuquerque @NMStateForestry https://t.co/rzzrzg2Pwo pic.twitter.com/VuamEjVEFe
— NWS IMET Operations (@NWS_IMET_OPS) June 2, 2018
The “fire has two heads, one moving south and another moving northeasterly,” officials report.
Credit: Justin Hawkins
Credit: Justin Hawkins
The town of Cimarron has been forced under mandatory evacuations, and nearly 300 structures are in the fire’s path.
Cimarron normally has a population of about 900. But with the mandatory evacuations, it’s a ghost town. @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/2DqaMtbabL
— Emily Jaceks (@EmilyJaceks) June 2, 2018
The Philmount Scout Ranch owned by the Boy Scouts of America has suffered extensive damage from the fire with over two dozen structures destroyed, CNN reports.
The ranch had already been evacuated and no injuries have been reported.
In Colorado, the 416 Fire near Durango in La Plata County has burned about 1,100 acres, according to InciWeb.
View of the #416Fire from Incident Command at Trimble Crossing. pic.twitter.com/RMCAIFqm8I
— Alex Semadeni (@awsemadeni) June 2, 2018
About 1,500 residents have evacuated but there have been no reports of structure damage.
#416Fire team attacks the fire in the Goulding Creek area. pic.twitter.com/Wt5MII4yhi
— La Plata County, CO (@LaPlataCountyCO) June 2, 2018
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