Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have destroyed about 500 homes and prompted the evacuation of about 8,000 residents from the mountain community of Ruidoso. Human remains, which have not yet been identified, were found in the driver’s seat of a charred car, New Mexico State Police said yesterday. The second victim was identified as Patrick Pearson, 60. Michelle Luhan Grisham, the governor of New Mexico, told reporters that among the 1,400 buildings destroyed by the flames were about 500 homes. It is one of the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history. A forested area about 135 kilometers southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, has suffered a series of fires recently, including one that claimed the lives of two people in 2022. Mrs. Luhan Grisham said yesterday that President Joe Biden asked to declare the fire-affected sector of its state […]
Source: News Beast
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