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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- The Las Conchas Fire near Los Alamos is now estimated to be more than 113,734 acres, the largest wildfire in the history of New Mexico.
Officials said it is also the highest-priority wildfire in the entire country.
Las Conchas Now State's Biggest-Ever Fire
The containment is still very low at about 6 percent. Gov. Susana Martinez said the state has already spent about $2.8 million to fight the fire and the numbers will only go up.
The following is a message from Los Alamos County:
Los Alamos County reports that all normal access points to the Los Alamos county townsite are open at 8 a.m. today, Sunday, July 3rd with the following two exceptions: State Road 4 remains closed West of Monterey Drive South, and all access points to the Jemez Mountains to and from Los Alamos County remain closed.
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