NEW MEXICO : 2 Wildfires Rage, Threatening Ranches

Two huge wildfires raged in this state, with one straddling the Colorado border and threatening to consume several ranches a mile away, officials said. Four air tankers poured retardant on the flames as 650 firefighters rushed to build fire lines. Susan Haywood of the National Forest Service said in Santa Fe that emergency teams hoped to stop the fire in its tracks. The fire has spread across more than 9,000 acres of land, including 5,500 acres in northern New Mexico. In the other wildfire, more than 8,500 acres were scorched inside the Gila National Forest.