Seven Cabins Fire Scorches Over 31,870 Acres After Being Ignited by Deadly Plane Crash

The Seven Cabins wildfire has now scorched 31,870 acres and is 90% contained, per Watch Duty.

Watch Duty confirms over 1,100 firefighters are dousing the blaze.

The blaze is 46% contained, per Watch Duty.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has spread another 10,000 acres, now burning a total of 28,750 acres.

The fire is only 15% contained as of Friday morning.

The blaze has spread to 17,852 acres, per Watch Duty updates.

Firefighters are conducting thorough operations to identify and extinguish lingering hotspots. Units are using hand tools and their bare hands, feeling for heat on the ground to detect hidden hot spots to help ensure the fire remains within established control lines.

The fire has grown to 16,703 acres and is now 6% contained, per Watch Duty.

The wildfire has spread slightly to 16,443 acres.

Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=910936671960635&set=a.107719885615655) for the latest evacuation information from the Lincoln County Fire Service.

Watch Duty confirms the wildfire has spread to 16,194 acres and is 7% contained.

Evacuations have been ordered for areas north of the Capitan Mountains. Portions of Lincoln National Forest have also been closed.

A red flag warning is in effect across southern New Mexico as winds of 20-30 mph continue to fan the flames. The fire's remote, rugged terrain has prevented crews from directly attacking the blaze.

Hundreds of firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and interagency Hotshot crews are on scene.

The Seven Cabins Fire started at roughly 35 acres and has since exploded to more than 15,000 acres. It remains 0% contained.

The plane was traveling from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.

The victims were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with Generation Jets, and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac, per the Associated Press.

A small medical transport plane crashed last Thursday in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four people aboard and starting the fire.

A wildfire ignited by a fatal medical plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, with firefighters unable to gain containment amid dry and windy conditions.

Incident reported at Ruidoso.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has now scorched 31,870 acres and is 90% contained, per Watch Duty.

Watch Duty confirms over 1,100 firefighters are dousing the blaze.

The blaze is 46% contained, per Watch Duty.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has spread another 10,000 acres, now burning a total of 28,750 acres.

The fire is only 15% contained as of Friday morning.

The blaze has spread to 17,852 acres, per Watch Duty updates.

Firefighters are conducting thorough operations to identify and extinguish lingering hotspots. Units are using hand tools and their bare hands, feeling for heat on the ground to detect hidden hot spots to help ensure the fire remains within established control lines.

The fire has grown to 16,703 acres and is now 6% contained, per Watch Duty.

The wildfire has spread slightly to 16,443 acres.

Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=910936671960635&set=a.107719885615655) for the latest evacuation information from the Lincoln County Fire Service.

Watch Duty confirms the wildfire has spread to 16,194 acres and is 7% contained.

Evacuations have been ordered for areas north of the Capitan Mountains. Portions of Lincoln National Forest have also been closed.

A red flag warning is in effect across southern New Mexico as winds of 20-30 mph continue to fan the flames. The fire's remote, rugged terrain has prevented crews from directly attacking the blaze.

Hundreds of firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and interagency Hotshot crews are on scene.

The Seven Cabins Fire started at roughly 35 acres and has since exploded to more than 15,000 acres. It remains 0% contained.

The plane was traveling from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.

The victims were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with Generation Jets, and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac, per the Associated Press.

A small medical transport plane crashed last Thursday in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four people aboard and starting the fire.

A wildfire ignited by a fatal medical plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, with firefighters unable to gain containment amid dry and windy conditions.

Incident reported at Ruidoso.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has now scorched 31,870 acres and is 90% contained, per Watch Duty.

Watch Duty confirms over 1,100 firefighters are dousing the blaze.

The blaze is 46% contained, per Watch Duty.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has spread another 10,000 acres, now burning a total of 28,750 acres.

The fire is only 15% contained as of Friday morning.

The blaze has spread to 17,852 acres, per Watch Duty updates.

Firefighters are conducting thorough operations to identify and extinguish lingering hotspots. Units are using hand tools and their bare hands, feeling for heat on the ground to detect hidden hot spots to help ensure the fire remains within established control lines.

The fire has grown to 16,703 acres and is now 6% contained, per Watch Duty.

The wildfire has spread slightly to 16,443 acres.

Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=910936671960635&set=a.107719885615655) for the latest evacuation information from the Lincoln County Fire Service.

Watch Duty confirms the wildfire has spread to 16,194 acres and is 7% contained.

Evacuations have been ordered for areas north of the Capitan Mountains. Portions of Lincoln National Forest have also been closed.

A red flag warning is in effect across southern New Mexico as winds of 20-30 mph continue to fan the flames. The fire's remote, rugged terrain has prevented crews from directly attacking the blaze.

Hundreds of firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and interagency Hotshot crews are on scene.

The Seven Cabins Fire started at roughly 35 acres and has since exploded to more than 15,000 acres. It remains 0% contained.

The plane was traveling from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.

The victims were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with Generation Jets, and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac, per the Associated Press.

A small medical transport plane crashed last Thursday in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four people aboard and starting the fire.

A wildfire ignited by a fatal medical plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, with firefighters unable to gain containment amid dry and windy conditions.

Incident reported at Ruidoso.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has now scorched 31,870 acres and is 90% contained, per Watch Duty.

Watch Duty confirms over 1,100 firefighters are dousing the blaze.

The blaze is 46% contained, per Watch Duty.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has spread another 10,000 acres, now burning a total of 28,750 acres.

The fire is only 15% contained as of Friday morning.

The blaze has spread to 17,852 acres, per Watch Duty updates.

Firefighters are conducting thorough operations to identify and extinguish lingering hotspots. Units are using hand tools and their bare hands, feeling for heat on the ground to detect hidden hot spots to help ensure the fire remains within established control lines.

The fire has grown to 16,703 acres and is now 6% contained, per Watch Duty.

The wildfire has spread slightly to 16,443 acres.

Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=910936671960635&set=a.107719885615655) for the latest evacuation information from the Lincoln County Fire Service.

Watch Duty confirms the wildfire has spread to 16,194 acres and is 7% contained.

Evacuations have been ordered for areas north of the Capitan Mountains. Portions of Lincoln National Forest have also been closed.

A red flag warning is in effect across southern New Mexico as winds of 20-30 mph continue to fan the flames. The fire's remote, rugged terrain has prevented crews from directly attacking the blaze.

Hundreds of firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and interagency Hotshot crews are on scene.

The Seven Cabins Fire started at roughly 35 acres and has since exploded to more than 15,000 acres. It remains 0% contained.

The plane was traveling from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.

The victims were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with Generation Jets, and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac, per the Associated Press.

A small medical transport plane crashed last Thursday in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four people aboard and starting the fire.

A wildfire ignited by a fatal medical plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, with firefighters unable to gain containment amid dry and windy conditions.

Incident reported at Ruidoso.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has now scorched 31,870 acres and is 90% contained, per Watch Duty.

Watch Duty confirms over 1,100 firefighters are dousing the blaze.

The blaze is 46% contained, per Watch Duty.

The Seven Cabins wildfire has spread another 10,000 acres, now burning a total of 28,750 acres.

The fire is only 15% contained as of Friday morning.

The blaze has spread to 17,852 acres, per Watch Duty updates.

Firefighters are conducting thorough operations to identify and extinguish lingering hotspots. Units are using hand tools and their bare hands, feeling for heat on the ground to detect hidden hot spots to help ensure the fire remains within established control lines.

The fire has grown to 16,703 acres and is now 6% contained, per Watch Duty.

The wildfire has spread slightly to 16,443 acres.

Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=910936671960635&set=a.107719885615655) for the latest evacuation information from the Lincoln County Fire Service.

Watch Duty confirms the wildfire has spread to 16,194 acres and is 7% contained.

Evacuations have been ordered for areas north of the Capitan Mountains. Portions of Lincoln National Forest have also been closed.

A red flag warning is in effect across southern New Mexico as winds of 20-30 mph continue to fan the flames. The fire's remote, rugged terrain has prevented crews from directly attacking the blaze.

Hundreds of firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and interagency Hotshot crews are on scene.

The Seven Cabins Fire started at roughly 35 acres and has since exploded to more than 15,000 acres. It remains 0% contained.

The plane was traveling from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.

The victims were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with Generation Jets, and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac, per the Associated Press.

A small medical transport plane crashed last Thursday in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four people aboard and starting the fire.

A wildfire ignited by a fatal medical plane crash near Ruidoso, New Mexico has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, with firefighters unable to gain containment amid dry and windy conditions.

Incident reported at Ruidoso.