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New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
The blaze topped 19 square miles as more than 600 firefighters battled steep terrain and red-flag winds, officials said.
- On Monday, a wildfire sparked by a fatal plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico, forced evacuations and Lincoln National Forest closures after growing to more than 19 square miles.
- The plane crashed before dawn Thursday while flying from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, killing pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara of Generation Jets and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark of Trans Aero MedEvac.
- More than 600 firefighters from the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and Hotshot crews are battling the blaze, which Adam Turner, a public information officer, described as "mountain goat territory."
- The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, while Matt Goertz, vice president of Trans Aero MedEvac, said "our hearts remain with the families and loved ones navigating an unimaginable loss."
- A red flag warning remained in effect across southern New Mexico on Monday, with wind speeds forecast between 20-30 mph, hampering crews' ability to contain the rapidly expanding fire.
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New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
A wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.
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