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.

  1. LANL Dir. of operations says worst case is property damage from fire not lab contents. #nmfire
  2. All right, scratch 15K+ acres. Officials now reporting nearly 30,000 acres burned. #DonaldsonFire #nmfire yfrog.com/klmrjsj
  3. No Wildfire on Laboratory Property; Active Air Monitoring Underway (Las Conchas Wildfire) dlvr.it/YKfKG #NMFire #LasConchas
  4. #NMFire Pre-Burns to Occur on Lanl Western Boundary (Las Conchas Wildfire) dlvr.it/YKbd2
  5. Forbes: 30K barrels of "transuranic" plutonium waste in above-ground tents near the #Conchas fire onforb.es/jqULEU #NMfire #LANL
  6. For those who don't believe climate change exists take a look at all of the fires nationwide #fire #nmfire
  7. RT @KUNMnews: Las Conchas fire now at nearly 70,000 acres... 3% contained... 350 firefighters battling on multiple fronts... #nmfire
  8. Updated 11 am: As the Las Conchas fire burning near Los Alamos National Lab has reached almost 70,000 acres, according to the most recent fire information update.
  9. Bet I can start a rumor that this is a radioactive smoke plume from #losalamos #nmfire yfrog.com/kk7hmyqj
  10. #nmfire Physicist Talks About Los Alamos Lab Dangers - Video - KOAT Albuquerque: t.co/ORrKS8B Thoughts?
  11. What started the Las Conchas fire? Most likely a powerline #nmfire t.co/AAPsita
  12. #NMfire: Rad waste "Area G" is separated from the fire by 2 or 3 air miles On the ground--with canyons, plateus--the distance is longer.
  13. 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
  14. Seriously, STOP TALKING ABOUT THE F*#@ BARRELS! #NMfire
  15. The Las Conchas fire area near Los Alamos on Wednesday morning. Red = new/active burning; yellow is >24 hours. #nmfire
  16. Heading down to Belen to see impact of 346 fire & fire danger in the bosque. #nmfire
  17. Watching a wildfire hit home--from 5,000 miles away - CNET News t.co/Rr77k8i via @cnet #nmfire
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