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Wildfire in South Central Mountains, New Mexico

Wildfire June 16, 2011 – June 20, 2011 · South Central Mountains, New Mexico

$3.5M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

This human caused fire, named the Swallow Fire for starting on Swallow Drive, burned 10 acres of land in a wooded Ruidoso neighborhood. Nine homes were lost to the blaze.

The wider storm

The Swallow Fire quickly engulfed 9 homes amidst breezy, hot and very dry conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 304701. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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