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Two dead in New Mexico wildfires, 500 homes destroyed
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/two-dead-new-mexico-wildfires-over-1400-buildings-destroyed-2024-06-20/Two dead in New Mexico wildfires, 500 homes destroyed
By Reuters
June 20, 2024 5:24 AM EDT Updated an hour ago
June 19 (Reuters) - Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have burned around 500 homes and triggered the evacuation of about 8,000 residents from the mountain resort community of Ruidoso.
The unidentified skeletal remains of a person were found in the driver's seat of a burned out car, New Mexico State Police reported on Wednesday. Another victim was identified as 60-year-old Patrick Pearson.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham told reporters around 500 homes were thought to be among the more than 1,400 buildings razed by the two blazes, making it one of the most destructive wildfires in state history.
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By Reuters
June 20, 2024 5:24 AM EDT Updated an hour ago
June 19 (Reuters) - Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have burned around 500 homes and triggered the evacuation of about 8,000 residents from the mountain resort community of Ruidoso.
The unidentified skeletal remains of a person were found in the driver's seat of a burned out car, New Mexico State Police reported on Wednesday. Another victim was identified as 60-year-old Patrick Pearson.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham told reporters around 500 homes were thought to be among the more than 1,400 buildings razed by the two blazes, making it one of the most destructive wildfires in state history.
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