Wildfire damages historic Fort Stanton, forces evacuations in New Mexico
by Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6XJAS)
Blaze scorches 3 sq km, hitting a civil war-era site as crews battle flames near fire-hit Ruidoso
A wildfire swept through portions of a civil war-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico on Monday, forcing the evacuations of campgrounds and a horse ranch.
The fire damaged structures at Fort Stanton historical site built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and a gym erected by Germans interned at the site during World War II after their ship sank.
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