People flee their homes as massive fire approaches in northern New Mexico

The people that stayed in Mora County for more than a week after being told to evacuate said they would leave when they could see flames from their backyard.

Sunday night, the fire arrived.

“It happened so fast. All of a sudden, I run out and I see the flames have already come over and there’s a big huge fire line,” said Kristy Wolf.

Wolf lives in Mora, directly off NM Highway 518. She stayed in the community with a group of residents to help deliver food and do welfare checks on their neighbors who couldn’t or wouldn’t leave despite the threat from the Hermits Peak / Calf Canyon Fire, one of the largest fires in state history, burning more than 120,000 acres.

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When the crew did their breakfast distribution Sunday morning, Wolf said the conditions were, “beautiful. It was fine. All those mountains were free and clear. We delivered our food. We went all the way to the very end.”

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