New Mexico Wildfire Grows to Largest in State History
A massive wildfire that has been burning for weeks is now the largest in New Mexico history. According to Inciweb, the Hermits Peak Fire – which merged with the Calf Canyon Fire earlier this month – , an area nearly the size of Los Angeles. This surpasses the 464 square miles burned by the Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire in 2012, previously the largest in state history. (MORE: Severe Storms Threaten the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic) The blaze is mostly burning in forested areas...