18-04-2025
Multiple structures catch fire in Bosque Farms as residents evacuate
Apr. 17—Residents of Bosque Farms were being evacuated Thursday due to a fire that sparked in the bosque and set ablaze multiple structures.
Valencia County Fire Chief Matt Propp confirmed Thursday evening the blaze had burned five to 10 buildings, including some houses.
The fire had torched 150 acres and was 0% contained as of 7:45 p.m. No injuries have been reported, and the cause is under investigation, according to the state Forestry Division.
Propp said multiple fire departments, including Valencia County, Bernalillo County and Bosque Farms, were working to fight the blaze. He also said an emergency operations center was activated in Bosque Farms.
The county encouraged residents west of W Bosque Loop from Lillie to Cottonwood Drive and from Lillie North to Truchas Lane to evacuate, and advised residents between Cottonwood Drive and Sutton Lane to be ready to evacuate Thursday evening.
An evacuation center was set up at Daniel Fernandez Park, at 1103 NM-314 in Los Lunas.
Initially discovered at 3:53 p.m., the fire moved from the west side of the Rio Grande to the east side and into the Bosque Farms area, under fast-moving winds and Red Flag conditions, according to the state Forestry Division.
The fire was already setting structures ablaze when response crews arrived on the scene.
This story will be updated.
