“5:42 p.m. 6/29/11 (AP) –The fast-growing Donaldson Complex Fire burned more than 43,000 acres by 5:30 p.m. It has nearly tripled in size over the past day, according to the Associated Press.”
This fire is near Hondo, New Mexico, not far from Smokey Bear’s homeland (he is buried in Capitan, New Mexico).
Meanwhile, the wildfire near Los Alamos has grown to over 90,000 acres. Check out this video taken a couple of hours ago in Los Alamos by KOB-TV news guy Jeremy Jojola. Follow him on Twitter @jeremyjojola.