Southern New Mexico wildfire leads to evacuation of village of 7,000

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Residents of the southern New Mexico Village of Ruidoso have been ordered to flee their homes without taking time to grab any belongings due to a fast-moving wildfire. The village of 7,000 told its residents to evacuate immediately about 7 p.m. Monday. The fire started earlier in the day on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and state forestry officials say it has grown to about 8.2 square miles with zero percent containment. A second fire southwest of Ruidso was over 4.3 square miles. The village is about 75 miles west of Roswell, where several evacuation centers were set up.