News from the Inferno: Las Conchas Fire
In less than 48 hours, a wildfire that began June 25 spread to 43,597 acres, with flames within a mile of Los Alamos National Laboratory. By June 29, the fire had spread to nearly 70,000 acres and, according to officials, was "a road away" from the lab.
- All right, scratch 15K+ acres. Officials now reporting nearly 30,000 acres burned. #DonaldsonFire #nmfire yfrog.com/klmrjsj
- No Wildfire on Laboratory Property; Active Air Monitoring Underway (Las Conchas Wildfire) dlvr.it/YKfKG #NMFire #LasConchas
- #NMFire Pre-Burns to Occur on Lanl Western Boundary (Las Conchas Wildfire) dlvr.it/YKbd2
- Bet I can start a rumor that this is a radioactive smoke plume from #losalamos #nmfire yfrog.com/kk7hmyqj
- #nmfire Physicist Talks About Los Alamos Lab Dangers - Video - KOAT Albuquerque: t.co/ORrKS8B Thoughts?
- RT @azaroth42: Lab Director, Charlie MacMillan: We have tested the air, and it is exactly the same as any other fire in New Mexico. #nmfire
The Las Conchas fire area near Los Alamos on Wednesday morning. Red = new/active burning; yellow is >24 hours. #nmfire









