New Mexico crews battle largest wildfire burning in US as residents flee

Authorities encouraged by shifting winds but blaze feeding on drought-parched landscape expected to keep growing

Fire crews were battling on several fronts to keep the largest wildfire burning in the US from pushing into more populated areas as it fed on drought-parched landscape in northern New Mexico.

Authorities were encouraged by a forecast for Tuesday of improving humidity and shifting winds. But the blaze was expected to keep growing, putting it on track to possibly be one of the largest and most destructive in state history.