Associated Press: More than 1,200 firefighters are battling the nation's largest wildfire that has charred acre after acre of timber and brush in rugged mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico, shrouding parts of the region in smoke. The blaze maintained its rapid growth Friday through what New Mexico governor Susana Martinez termed "impossible" terrain, as forecasters predicted thunderstorms and dry lightning that could spark even more fires. Fire authorities said the blaze in the Gila national forest...
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/02/new-mexico-wildfire-firefighters-weather
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