Evacuation Orders Issued as Human-Caused Wildfire Grows Near Los Lunas

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LOS LUNAS – Mandatory evacuations are underway near the Desert Willow Complex Fire in Los Lunas, previously known as the Cotton and Cotton 2 fires. Emergency officials have issued a “GO” status for residents on the east side of the river from Chughole Lane south to Main Street. A detailed evacuation map has been made available to the public.

According to KOAT-TV, the fire is human-caused. Valencia County Fire Chief Matt Propp said eyewitnesses saw suspects setting the fire on Sunday near the northeast side of the Los Lunas bridge. Two separate fires reportedly merged into a single active blaze, prompting the emergency response…

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