Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills are prepared to excavate new firebreaks and clear brush to create more defensive lines aimed at preventing a massive wildfire from destroying more homes and tinder-dry pine forests.The fire – the largest in the United States right now – has burned nearly 300 structures including homes, commercial buildings and barns. The tally on Monday is likely to be higher since authorities have been unable to access some areas to survey the damage.The fire jumped a highway late on Sunday, taking hold in rugged areas difficult for firefighters to reach and prompting a warning for more residents of rural villages to be prepared to flee quickly.
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