Crews battle to contain Valencia County fire

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ð THE FIRE IS ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT ONES THAT MERGED TOGETHER. A THIRD FIRE THAT BEGAN AROUND THE SAME TIME IS CONTAINED. THE FIRES STARTED NEAR HIGHWAY 314 AND HIGHWAY 45--- THAT'S WHERE JEFF MAHER IS RIGHT NOW. HE'S LIVE WITH THE LATEST. INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THESE FIRES SUSPICIOUS. THEY SAY IT'S PROBABLY NOT COINCIDENCE THAT ALL THREE FIRES STARTED AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THERE THE LAST HOUR - YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO DIE DOWN AND IT LOOKS LIKE FIREFIGHTERS ARE GETTING THINGS UNDER CONTROL. THE LAGOON FIRE, WHICH MERGED WITH A THIRD FIRE IS HEADING SOUTH ALONG THE BOSQUE - - THE WEST FIRE HAS BEEN CONTAINED. OFFICIALS SAY BOTH FIRES HAVE BURNED ABOUT 50 ACRES EACH. ALL OF THE FIRES BROKE OUT AROUND NOON. FIRE CREWS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT AGENCIES WERE SENT IN TO BATTLE THROUGHOUT THED BE WATCHING THE REMAINING FIRE CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. LEA COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR LEA COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS ARE STILL  « Less