(Reuters) - Wildfires stoked by low humidity and high temperatures raged on Saturday in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, threatening nearly 1,900 homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate remote communities, fire officials said. The fires, about 250 miles apart, have consumed more than 17,000 acres between them, officials said. About 300 homes were threatened in Cimarron, where officials issued a mandatory evacuation on Friday. “The Village of Cimarron is STILL safe,” Cimarron Village Councilor Laura Gonzales said on Facebook. Officials of La Plata County, Colorado, said they opened evacuation centers after ordering residents out of about 825 homes and issuing pre-evacuation notices for residents of another 760 homes.

Source: Huffington Post June 02, 2018 16:30 UTC