Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Rural fire crews spent much of Thursday evening battling a fire that stretched across two states and three counties.
John Mohon, Milnesand’s fire chief, said pretty much every Roosevelt County rural department was helping with the the fire, which was first reported in Lea County but spread to Roosevelt and Cochran counties.
“We’re in deep sand, and it’s hard to contain,” Mohon said at 8 p.m., noting the fire had stretched for at least 30 miles and they would be fighting it throughout the evening.
Additional information was not available at press time.