Timberon Fire in Otero County burns nearly 300 acres

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Homes are burning in Timberon as firefighters try to get a handle on the blaze about 15 miles south of Cloudcroft in Otero County.
Dozens of evacuees have come to Cloudcroft High School to wait out the fire and keep up to date on what’s going on.
The fire broke out in the Village of Timberon Wednesday around 3:30 p.m.
Timberon is home to about 300 people. So far, the fire has burned up about 290 acres of private land.
According to State Forestry