The governor of the US state of New Mexico has asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scrambled to keep the largest blaze burning in the United States from destroying more homes in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.During a briefing on the fire burning across the state’s northeast on Tuesday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a request for a presidential disaster declaration that will be sent to the White House in hopes of freeing up financial assistance for recovery efforts.She said it was important that the declaration be made on the front end rather than waiting until the fire is out. “I’m unwilling to wait,” said Lujan Grisham, a first-term Democrat who is running for re-election.
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