Fire threatens Mayhill

The U.S. Forest Service, New Mexico State Forestry and local volunteer fire departments continued to fight the Mayhill Fire that started around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Fire crews are expected to be battling the fire throughout the night and into this morning. Mayhill residents were evacuated from the area. A temporary shelter is set up at Cloudcroft High School for residents seeking shelter Monday night. New Mexico State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware said the fire started on U.S. Highway 82 about two miles west of Mayhill. Ware said three structures have been destroyed in the fire. U.S. Highway 82 is closed between Cloudcroft and Mayhill. The fire is on private, state and federal lands, Ware said. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman LaDawn Saxton said the fire has burned about 2,000 acres of vegetation in the area...more