Big Spring Fire continues to grow

WE BEGIN WITH CRIS ORNELAS--- THE FIRE AND THE EVACUATIONS... WE BEGIN WITH CRIS ORNELAS--...  More »

WE BEGIN WITH CRIS ORNELAS--- THE FIRE AND THE EVACUATIONS... WE BEGIN WITH CRIS ORNELAS--- WHO'S LIVE IN TORREON WITH THE CRIS ORNELAS--- WHO'S LIVE IN TORREON WITH THE LATEST ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS. THIS FIRE CONTINUES TO GROW BY THE MINUTE. CONTINUES TO GROW BY THE MINUTE. THE THICK BLACK SMOKE WE'VE SEEN FOR THE LAST SIX HOURS IS A SIGN OF THE INTENSITY. RIGHT NOW THE FIRE IS ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED AND HAS BURNED OVER A THOUSAND ACRES. WHEN THE SUN CAME UP THIS MORNING THE FIRE WAS JUST OVER A HUNDRED ACRES. THE NEAREST BUILDING CONTINUE TO BE THOSE AT THE YOUTH CAMP. FIRE CREWS ARE THERE ALREADY TO DEFEND THE CAMPO IF NEEDED. THERE MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE NOW FIGHTING THIS FIRE AND IT HAS NOW BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A TYPE ONE INCIDENT. THAT MEANS IT'S A PRIORITY FOR FIRE FIGHTING RESOURCES. 'it started going north then it started going back east again ... the fire is burning so intensly strictly because the fuels are so dry.'FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IF NO HOMES BURN IN THIS FIRE IT WILL B E BENEFICIAL FOR THE FOREST... BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE IS TOO MUCH FUEL IN THE FOREST AND THEY SAY ITS LIKE A TINDER BOX. AGAIN THERE ARE MORE FIRE EVACUATIONS TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS UNCONTROLLED FIRE. THE ORDERS STARTED GOING OUT JUST BEFORE ONE THIS AFTERNOON..... SHELTON DODSON CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT--- HE'S ALSO LIVE IN TORREON WITH A LOOK AT THE EVACUATIONS.... SHELTON. AGAIN, WITHIN THE HOUR THERE HAVE BEEN MORE EVACUATIONS ORDERED FOR THE TOWN OF TAJIQUE... THAT FOLLOWS THE EVACUATION ORDER FOR IN AND AROUND SHERWOOD FOREST EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE FLAMES ARE CERTAINLY A WORRY BUT SO IS THE HEAVY SMOKE THAT HAS BLANKETED THE AREA -- ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE SOME CLOUD COVER -- SMOKE AT TIMES IS EVEN FILLING THE TOWN OF ESTANCIA SOME 15 MILES TO THE EAST. IT IS THERE THAT THE RED CROSS HAS SET UP A SHELTER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP CAN GET IT THERE AND ALL EVACUEES ARE BEING URGED TO AT LEAST CHECK IN THERE. TODAY WE TALKED TO ONE MAN WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED ... HE'S WATCHING THE WEATHER AND WORRYING. : 'It's unpredictable and if the wind comes up and switches back to the north, our place would be toast.' AND THAT IS A BIG WORRY FOR KLAUSS WHO LIVE NEAR SHERWOOD FOREST IN TAJIQUE CANYON. THIS IS VIDEO OF SHERWOOD FOREST AFTER THE TRIGO FIRE WIPED MOST OF THE COMMUNITY OUT BACK IN MAY... THE FIRE TOOK OUT 59 HOMES ... 50 OF THEM SHERWOOD FOREST. CLOUD COVER TONIGHT. LETS CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST  « Less