Out-of-Control Fire Closes Weapon Lab
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From Times Wire Reports
A fire set by the National Park Service to clear underbrush at a national monument got out of control, burning 3,044 acres in Los Alamos, N.M. The blaze forced the closure of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the evacuation of 500 homes. A separate fire 200 miles southeast near Ruidoso burned 5,400 acres and led to the evacuation of at least 200 homes. Gov. Gary Johnson declared a state of emergency.
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