Wildfire jumps, closes state highway in northern New Mexico

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Wildfire jumps, closes state highway in northern New Mexico

Cimarron Municipal Schools cook hot dogs and chicken for first responders on the scene of the Ute Park Fire from a truck in Ute Park, New Mexico, on Thursday. Evacuation centers have been set up in northeastern New Mexico as heavy smoke from a wildfire has forced residents from Cimarron and the surrounding areas to leave their homes.
Smoke and flames approach Cimarron Municipal Schools, along New Mexico State Route 64.
Officials confer on Thursday as smoke rises from the Ute Park Fire in Ute Park, New Mexico.

Wildfire jumps, closes state highway in northern New Mexico

Cimarron Municipal Schools cook hot dogs and chicken for first responders on the scene of the Ute Park Fire from a truck in Ute Park, New Mexico, on Thursday. Evacuation centers have been set up in northeastern New Mexico as heavy smoke from a wildfire has forced residents from Cimarron and the surrounding areas to leave their homes.
Smoke and flames approach Cimarron Municipal Schools, along New Mexico State Route 64.
Officials confer on Thursday as smoke rises from the Ute Park Fire in Ute Park, New Mexico.