No injuries in Thursday fires

Two fires on Thursday may have been a lot worse than they turned out to be, officers stated.

A fireplace in a storage facility at Barnett Oil Co., at 617 First St. in Clovis, didn’t attain the volumes of kerosene and propane throughout the constructing, Clovis Battalion Chief Chet Chenault stated, and there have been no accidents.

In Roosevelt County, a wind-driven grass fireplace scorched 2,500 acres of vegetation, however no buildings have been broken and no accidents have been reported, in accordance with Portales Hearth Chief T.J. Cathey, who was the incident commander.

Within the Barnett Oil fireplace, the primary name got here in about 9 a.m., Chenault stated, and 18 firefighters have been dispatched to the scene together with hazardous supplies specialists.

Chenault stated the fireplace began in a nook of the constructing away from the fuels, and was confined to that space. The scene was cleared round midday, he stated.

For the Roosevelt County blaze, firefighters have been dispatched about 1:30 p.m., Cathey stated. Quickly, he stated, they have been joined by “a tremendous joint effort” as crews and gear arrived from Clovis, Arch, Texico, Farwell Nice Hill, County Line, Muleshoe, Dora, Causey, Floyd and Elida.

The Roosevelt County Street Division and Xcel Vitality despatched crews and gear to the scene, Cathey stated, whereas Roosevelt Rely Sheriff’s deputies and New Mexico State Police patrolled the realm. The trouble additionally obtained assist from the Roosevelt County Ministerial Alliance.

The hearth was absolutely contained at 5:30 p.m. Cathey stated. The hearth’s trigger is unknown.

Firefighters have been busy a lot of final week, particularly Wednesday.

About 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, the Clovis Hearth Division responded to a grass fireplace alongside the north facet of State Route 77 north of Clovis.

Clovis Deputy Hearth Chief Fay Craigmile reported the blaze was on the north facet of SR 77 “not removed from the corn maze.”

A tanker unit from Texico additionally arrived on the scene.

Whereas extinguishing flames, firefighters additionally took protecting measures to maintain the fireplace away from houses situated west, east and north of blaze, Craigmile stated.

Firefighters additionally extinguished a small fireplace alongside a street at Ned Houk Park north of Clovis, whereas coping with the blaze alongside State Route 77.

Craigmile reported Curry County sheriff’s deputies have been on the scene redirecting site visitors because of heavy smoke.

The hearth was contained about 4:40 p.m., Craigmile stated, however firefighters continued to patrol for hotspots till simply earlier than 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

At 6:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Clovis firefighters responded to a fireplace that broken a cell residence at 224 Frontier Street. The hearth additionally burned grass close by, endangering different houses close by, Craigmile stated.

Clovis firefighters known as in a tanker from Cannon Air Drive Base to guarantee enough water provide to combat the flames, which reached fencelines across the cell residence, Craigmile stated.

The incident was declared performed simply earlier than 8 p.m.

The extent of injury to the cell residence had not been decided on Friday.

Wildfires continued to plague all of New Mexico final week and on Friday, state officers introduced restrictions on fireworks, smoking, campfires and open fires all through the state.

Restrictions from the New Mexico Vitality, Minerals and Pure Sources Division (EMNRD) Forestry Division went into impact at midday Friday.