Mayhill fire grows to 200 acres


A 200-acre wildfire burning 2 1/2 miles southwest of Mayhill, N.M., near Curtis Canyon has prompted evacuations. 
Fire officials asked residents in the immediate vicinity of the blaze to evacuate Wednesday night. Officials said 20 homes are in the path of the fire. 
The fire was moving in a south-southwesterly direction, away from the community of Mayhill.  Firefighters said they've been successful in keeping the fire from spreading south across Highway 130.  They are focusing their efforts on the northern flank. 
The fire was named the Curtis Fire. Officials said it sparked about 3:30 p.m.

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