New Mexico 'megafire' could more than double in size: Official

TAOS, NEW MEXICO - A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a"megafire" of 100,000 acres, on Saturday and could still more than double in size, a fire official said.

Around 48km east of Santa Fe, the fire has destroyed hundreds of properties, triggered thousands of evacuations and on Saturday burned within a few miles of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, population 14,000. The blaze grew about 50 per cent in 24 hours as a giant column of flame collapsed on Friday night, raining embers and starting new fires. Residents of Las Vegas awoke to pieces of charred wood the size of a US quarter coin carpeting the city."It's a big fire and it's all around us," San Miguel County Manager Joy Ansley said by phone, adding that authorities were making plans in case Las Vegas was told to evacuate.

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