EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Three wildfires that were burning in Grant County, New Mexico, are 100 percent contained as of Thursday, May 22, fire officials said.
Fire officials said the three fires — the Carrizo, the Outlaw, and the Gallinas — are believed to have been caused by lightning on Saturday, May 17. They are located east of the town of San Lorenzo and south of New Mexico Highway 152.
The Carrizo Fire was 100 percent contained on at least 137 acres, fire officials said on May 22.
This fire was largely on private land, but the northern part of it has spilled into the Gila National Forest.
As we previously reported, on May 20, fire officials said that both the Outlaw and Gallinas fires were 100 percent contained.
The Outlaw Fire was contained at 30 acres, and the Gallinas Fire at about 10 acres. Both fires were on the Gila National Forest, fire officials said.
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