Wildfire triggers evacuations in New Mexico

STORY: The wind-driven wildfire burned dozens of homes and triggered evacuations of schools and neighborhoods in the mountain resort town.

Authorities said the fire had burned 150 houses and structures as winds gusting at up to 90 miles per hour propelled flames through forested canyons filled with homes.

The blaze, known as the McBride Fire, was one of around half a dozen wildfires burning in New Mexico and West Texas. The two areas have seen an early start to fire seasons as blazes quickly spread through grassland and forests suffering from severe to extreme drought.