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Organ Mountain Fire

by kristyk | June 15, 2008 at 12:08 pm

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Over 400 acres of BLM and military land have been destroyed by a fire
that started Saturday afternoon.

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chagen

at 06:42 on June 16th, 2008

These pictures were taken between 10-11pm Saturday night.

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Jordan Yerman

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at 12:42 on June 15th, 2008

kristyk, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Jordan Yerman

at 12:58 on June 15th, 2008

This is all I could find so far:

Officials from the Bureau of Land Management tell KFOX the fire is growing.

The fire is a major challenge for firefighters because they have to carry the water up to the fire.

PEP

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at 14:42 on June 15th, 2008

kristyk, great photos, thanks. If you can find some news resources later, please share. That's such a beautiful area, too.

JPJavery

at 17:11 on June 15th, 2008

View of the Organ Mountains at 4:30 a.m. MT
This was started as a controlled burn by White Sands Missile Range personell

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PEP

at 17:37 on June 15th, 2008

Hi, here's a link to some local coverage to help build the story. Looking forward to more photos if you get any more.

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at 17:44 on June 15th, 2008

Good Story.

Felton Barch

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at 19:24 on June 15th, 2008

kristyk, I like this story. It's good stuff.

I live a few hundred miles from the fire and it hasn't made the local news here in Arizona.

Great reporting!

kristyk

at 11:53 on June 16th, 2008

One of the contractors my husband works with has a home near the blaze. He was quoted in the newspaper this morning. Here is a little of what the newspaper had to say:

"They're in the process of a burn-out operation," she said. "If that's succesful the average of the containment will be a bit higher this evening but we won't know until the operation is complete."
What sparked the fire has not been established and the cause remains under investigation. An official said Saturday it appeared to be man-made because no lightning was reported in the area.

[Link to article in Las Cruces Sun News]