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Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

Headline from The Buffalo News, on the newest of 2 developments

Firefighters in New Mexico are taking advantage of diminished winds to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest wildfire burning

The Buffalo News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

  2. Newest

    Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

    Headline from The Buffalo News ·

10 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

32 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    More than 1,000 firefighters battle 150 square mile wildfire in New Mexico (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Strong winds pushed blaze across containment lines, threatening the small town of Las Vegas

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee (opens Omaha World-Herald)

    Published

    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Wind-whipped flames are marching across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides, forcing the evacuation of area residents and dozens of patients from the state's psychiatric hospital as firefighters scramble to

  3. Omaha World-Herald

    Wind-whipped fire forces more New Mexico residents to flee (opens Omaha World-Herald)

    Published

    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Wind-whipped flames are marching across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides and forcing more residents to flee as firefighters scramble to keep new wildfires from growing. The big blaze burning

  4. The Guardian

    Thousands flee New Mexico wildfire as blaze breaches containment lines (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    About 1,000 firefighters battle Calf Canyon fire, largest active wildfire in US amid warning that refusal to evacuate could be fatal

  5. NPR

    As a wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Firefighting crews were battling to keep the fire in northern New Mexico, the largest fire burning in the U.S., from making another run across the state's drought-parched landscape.

  6. The Guardian

    New Mexico crews battle largest wildfire burning in US as residents flee (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Authorities encouraged by shifting winds but blaze feeding on drought-parched landscape expected to keep growing

  7. Fox News

    New Mexico fires expected to spread as residents flee (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Massive New Mexico wildfires are forcing additional evacuations. While crews got a bit of a break on Monday afternoon, wind gusts of up to 50 mph were predicted to fan the flames on Tuesday, with dangerous conditions lasting through the weekend.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Fire crews take stand against destructive New Mexico blaze (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Fire crews in New Mexico are taking a stand in their fight against the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., trying to keep the flames from pushing any closer to

  9. The Buffalo News

    Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire (opens The Buffalo News)

    Published

    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Firefighters in New Mexico are taking advantage of diminished winds to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest wildfire burning

  10. Fox News

    New Mexico fire personnel make progress ahead of windy weekend (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Personnel working to battle New Mexico wildfires made progress on Thursday due to favorable weather. Fires there have been driven by windy and dry conditions, scorching grass, brush and tinder.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Fire crews move to surround major wildfire in N.M. (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of diminished winds Thursday to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. They did so ahead of what is expected to be several consecutive days of intense hot, dry and extreme…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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