Gail Fire grows to 238 acres near Cloudcroft
Credit: New Mexico Forestry Division
OTERO COUNTY, N.M. — A wildfire east of Cloudcroft has grown to 238 acres after spurring the evacuation of a handful of homes along Highway 82.
The Gail Fire was discovered Tuesday at 3:21 p.m., two miles east of Mayhill. Firefighters responded and engaged the fire into the evening and overnight.
Authorities ordered evacuations between mile markers 31 and 33, including Hortonville and James Canyon Campground, per the Cloudcroft Fire Department. Those evacuations are on SET status.
Cloudcroft Volunteer Fire Department station on Highway 82 has been designated as the primary evacuation point.
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