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Wildfires burn California mansions, threaten New Mexico mountain towns

Largest wildfire in the US spreads toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue evacuation alerts, while a separate wildfire burns 20 homes in California state.

More New Mexico villagers flee as largest active US wildfire burns

Driven by gusting winds the fire reached a highway that is the only way out of the village of Chacon where some people have stayed to defend homes, officials say.