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Wildfire Continues to Spread in NM

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-- Fox News alert about a record setter and not a good one the fire now burning in New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

Is now the largest in that State's history it was just last year that that record was broken again so.

Two years of back to back huge forest fires this one.

Has now scorched more than a 170000.

Acres about 12100 firefighters are trying to get a handle on it.

But the winds are very erratic the humidity is low.

And this thing shows no signs of stopping right now about a dozen homes have been destroyed.

In the Gila National Forest.

You can see they've got -- helicopters and aerial tankers on the scene but it's just sold -- so -- and so windy.

They're not having a lot of luck getting this thing under control we'll keep you updated on fox.