massive nuclear storage facility on the southern edge of the lab property just two to three miles away from the fire. the crews are clearing vegetation in that area now, and yesterday they set back fires creating a ten-mile long buffer between the fire and the nuclear weapons lab . low grade radioactive waste is being stored in 55-gallon steel drums in a vast vault underground. lab officials say, no problem, those are fireproof. as a precaution and to address fears the federal government yesterday flew special radioactive detecting planes through the smoke and the ratings thankfully were all normal. the fire chief here says only about a 10% chance of that fire jumping the lines into los alamos. moo mexico s governor was here at a meeting yesterday with residents trying to reassure them. there are 800 firefighters battling this blaze, 20 aircraft, including a c130 which can drop 3,000-gallons of water or fire retardant in five