Roosevelt blaze quickly contained

A grass fire Wednesday afternoon north of Portales was put out in relatively short time due to a coordinated effort by area fire departments.

Portales fire chief T. J. Cathey wrote in a news release the blaze began just after 4:00 p.m. near the intersection of Roosevelt Road 3 and State Rout 467.

Personnel from the Portales Fire Department were joined by employees from the Roosevelt County Road Department along with personnel from the Floyd, Dora, Arch and County Line volunteer fire departments.

Cathey reports the blaze was under control by about 6:20 p.m.

No injuries were reported and no structures burned. Cathey reports about 100 acres were burned.