BREAKING: Whitewater-Baldy Fire Now Biggest in N.M. History

A 1 a.m. flight to assess the extent of the Whitewater-Baldy fire in the Gila National Forest concluded that 18,260 additional acres burned in the previous hours. At 170,272 acres, it is now the largest fire in recorded New Mexico history, surpassing last year’s Las Conchas at 156,293 acres.

It is also the largest fire currently burning in the country. At 266 square miles, the blaze is nearly 80 square miles bigger than the city of Albuquerque.

The fire was still being reported as zero percent contained in the last update from fire officials at 9 p.m. yesterday.

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For supper, there’s foil-roasted historical cabin.