US Forest Service admits controlled burn caused extreme wildfire in New Mexico

By Rachel Schilke

Published July 25, 2023 6:32pm ET

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US Forest Service admits controlled burn caused extreme wildfire in New Mexico — Fire burns through trees on the High Park wildfire near Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 11, 2012. The wildfire is burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions battled fires Monday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) | Ed Andrieski

The United States Forest Service admitted on Monday that a prescribed burn authorized by the agency caused an extreme wildfire in 2022 in New Mexico.

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