Fires in Southwest force more evacuations
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Firefighters continued to battle destructive wildfires in America's Southwest on Friday.
Smoke from the Calf Canyon fire is seen from Holman, New Mexico, April 29, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Hay) Smoke from the Calf Canyon fire is seen from Mora village, New Mexico, April 29, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Hay) Skip and Julie Finley prepare to evacuate their home because of the Calf Canyon fire burning a few miles to the south, in Mora village, New Mexico, April 29, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Hay) Smoke rises from the Calf Canyon fire in mountains south of Mora village, New Mexico, April 29, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Hay) In this photo released by the U.S. Forest Service, a firefighter gathers hose and fittings to assemble sprinkler protection systems in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (J. Michael Johnson/U.S. Forest Service via AP)
The U.S. Forest Service said Saturday that the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires – which merged last weekend – now have a combined acreage of 97,064 acres.
The flames are 32% contained, with more than a thousand personnel on site.