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Little Bear Fire is 90% contained
Updated: Saturday, 23 Jun 2012, 1:32 PM MDT
Published : Saturday, 23 Jun 2012, 1:32 PM MDT
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico wildfire that destroyed 242 homes and businesses is now 90 percent contained as crews got a break in the weather.
Crews took advantage of an afternoon rain storm on Friday to keep the 69-square-mile Little Bear fire in check and increase containment lines.
The lightning-caused fire is burning near Ruidoso and started on June 4.
Meanwhile crews continue fighting the Whitewater-Baldy blaze, the largest fire in the state's recorded history at more than 464 square miles.
That fire is 87 percent contained. It began as two lightning-caused blazes on May 16 that merged to form one giant wildfire.
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