More than 1,500 firefighters are trying to combat the largest fire, located east and northeast of Santa Fe, which grew another 8 square miles (20 square kilometers) overnight,
reaching an area more than twice the size of the city of Philadelphia. The area’s largest rural city, Las Vegas, New Mexico, which has a population of 13,000, seemed safe for now thanks to fire lines dug by bulldozers and other prevention measures put in place over the past week. Credit: Cedar Attanasio/AP
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