ByJennifer HendersonandJon Passantino, CNN

Published 1:44 PM EDT, Mon May 16, 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/16/weather/new-mexico-fires-monday/index.html

The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak wildfire is now the largest in New Mexico’s history.Sam Wasson/Sipa/APCNN—

The growingCalf Canyon/Hermits Peak Firehas become the largest fire in New Mexico history, burning 298,060 acres, officials said.

The blaze, burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015 personnel working to contain the fire, officials said Monday on aFacebook pageproviding updates on the effort to quell it.

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The Calf Canyon Fire started April 19 and later combined with the Hermits Peak Fire, which has been burning for more than a month, to become the nation’s largest wildfire this year. It has destroyed hundreds of homes.

The wildfire, which has threatened the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, has prompted President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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