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December 3, 2008 2:13:28 AM CST



Stubborn NM Fire Burns 50 More Homes

Posted May 3, 08 6:52 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – Firefighters nearly contained a New Mexico wildfire this week before it leaped containment lines and razed another 50 homes on Wednesday, the AP reports. Nine had already gone up in flames. Firefighters are working today to cut new lines around the blaze, which is 35% contained near Albuquerque. Officials say the 13,790-acre fire was man-made.

Source Associated Press

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A fire near Roswell, New Mexico, March 14, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A Texas wildfire last month that creeped in to New Mexico.   (AP Photo)
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson declared the area in a state of emergency.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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