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Fire Now Largest in New Mexico's History

Has burned 265 square miles in Gila National Forest

By the Associated Press

Posted May 30, 2012 11:26 AM CDT

(AP) – A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico state history, fire officials confirmed today. The erratic blaze grew overnight to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last...   Read full story »

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