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South Fork Fire forces evacuations in New Mexico

Smoke fills the skies of New Mexico as the South Fork Fire, first detected on Monday morning west of the Ruidoso village, forces evacuations.

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South Fork Fire forces evacuations in New Mexico

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  1. South Fork Fire forces evacuations in New Mexico

  2. Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire rise above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest causing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  3. Charlie Barron holds his head in his hands after settling in at an emergency shelter where university and local officials set up cots and other Red Cross resources for those under evacuation orders because of the South Fork Fire, at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell in Roswell, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  4. Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.   REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  5. Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire rise above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest causing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  6. A contract firefighter watches smoke plumes rise from the South Fork Fire over the USDA Forest Service Smokey Bear Ranger station in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.   REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  7. Emergency operation coordinators and firefighters assess satellite maps indicating the spread of the South Fork Fire from the USDA Forest Service Smokey Bear Ranger station in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  8. USDA Fire Manager Erik Kimberell runs back to his vehicle after checking in with a hotshot firefighting crew battling the South Fork Fire at Cedar Creek in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  9. Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire rising above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest causing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  10. Lisa Corley cries on the phone while talking to her daughter as she watches the South Fork Fire ravage Cedar Creek, where they were evacuated from their home, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  11. Kathleen Winfield rests at an emergency shelter where university and local officials set up cots and other Red Cross resources for those under evacuation orders because of the South Fork Fire, at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell in Roswell, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  12. USDA Forest Service firefighters assess the spread of the South Fork Fire from the USDA Forest Service Smokey Bear Ranger station in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  13. USDA Forest Service firefighters fill a water container to try and preserve the USDA Forest Service Smokey Bear Ranger station as the South Fork Fire advances behind them in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  14. A group of USDA Forest Service firefighters reconvene after battling with the blaze and assisting with evacuations caused by the South Fork Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  15. A USDA Forest Service firefighting crew from Arkansas is instructed to begin property saving measures in battling the South Fork Fire at Cedar Creek in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  16. Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire that caused mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, are seen from the evacuation route in Roswell, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  17. USDA Forest Service firefighters return from battling the blaze and assisting with evacuations caused by the South Fork Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  18. Hotshot firefighting crew wait for instructions while battling the South Fork Fire and assisting with evacuations at Cedar Creek in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  19. The South Fork Fire burns on the Mescalero Apache Reservation before engulfing the Lincoln National Forest causing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  20. Smoke pluming from the South Fork Fire rises above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest causing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, June 17.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

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