Wildfire in Espanola Valley, New Mexico

Wildfire April 10, 2021 – April 22, 2021 · Espanola Valley, New Mexico

$70K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The 140 Fire near Abiquiu burned an estimated thirty acres over the course of about twelve days. One garage and one well house were burned, and two houses were damaged. Damages are estimated for the four structures affected by the fire.

The wider storm

Several days of dry conditions and strong winds in the area resulted in critical fire weather conditions and high fire danger. On April 10, 2021, the 140 Fire started in the Rio Chama bosque off of U.S. County Road 140 near Abiquiu. The fire burned for several days, and by April 22nd, firefighters had the fire 100 percent contained. The fire burned an estimated thirty acres with two structures burned and two houses damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 946446. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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