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Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Tom Sharpe - A nine-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Raton and the New Mexico/Colorado state line remained closed Monday as a 6,000-acre wildfire burned nearby. The blaze more than doubled in size in a matter of hours Monday as Raton residents watched trees on hillsides just outside the community burst into flames and smoke billow into the air. Closure of the main highway through northeastern New Mexico since Sunday afternoon was forcing traffic to make a 100-mile detour onto other roads between Raton and Trinidad, Colo. State police posted sign boards as far away as Santa Fe to warn interstate drivers to seek alternate routes.
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Growing fire keeps I-25 shut near Raton; interstate motorists face 100-mile detour
From the Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Tom Sharpe - A nine-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Raton and the New Mexico/Colorado state line remained closed Monday as a 6,000-acre wildfire burned nearby. The blaze more than doubled in size in a matter of hours Monday as Raton residents watched trees on hillsides just outside the community burst into flames and smoke billow into the air. Closure of the main highway through northeastern New Mexico since Sunday afternoon was forcing traffic to make a 100-mile detour onto other roads between Raton and Trinidad, Colo. State police posted sign boards as far away as Santa Fe to warn interstate drivers to seek alternate routes. Read more
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