Jal NewsLocal news for Jal, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Grass Fire In Hobbs Forces Evacuations- February 29, 2008 "The high winds here are helping fuel the fire" About 100 people have been evacuated as a large grass fire that started Monday afternoon burned on the outskirts of Hobbs. via KOAT.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/jal-nm/2008/02/grass-fire-in-hobbs-forces-evacuations?fromrss=1 Crews nearly contain Hobbs grass fire, evacuees return- February 27, 2008 "It was amazing how quick it was traveling." Firefighters are mopping up hot spots that remain from a fast-moving grass fire that burned an estimated 52,000 acres and threatened about 100 homes and businesses west of this southeastern New Mexico city. via Las Cruces Sun-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/jal-nm/2008/02/crews-nearly-contain-hobbs-grass-fire-evacuees-re... |