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More than 2,100 firefighters were battling a massive wildfire Monday that was threatening hundreds of buildings and ancient sites on Indian lands in northern New Mexico.
The Las Conchas fire has scorched more than 121,000 acres and destroyed more than 100 buildings, including 63 homes, the federal Incident Management Team reported early Monday on its website. The fire was 19% contained, it said.
"We are not out of the woods yet," said Brad Pitassi, an Incident Management Team spokesman for the Southwest. "This will take a long time to contain."
Weather conditions Monday called for isolated rain showers and thunderstorms by early afternoon with a high near 92 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Calm winds were expected to be about 5 and 10 mph, the service said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/04/new.mexico.fire/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
