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
today, it is still hot, it is still dry and as you look on the hillside behind me, you can see fresh smoke, that is off in the distance but only 2 miles away from us we re on the edge of the los alamos national lab property and down that ridge a slew of homes surrounded by trees, but the biggest concerns are the winds, expecting to gust to 45 miles per hour today and a massive nuclear storage facility on the southern edge of the lab property just two or 3 miles from the fire. crews are clearing vegetation right now in that area and yesterday, they set backfires, creating a 10-mile long buffer between the fire and the nuclear weapons lab, low grade radioactive waste is stored in 55-gallon steel drums in a vault underground. lab officials say they are pare proof. as fireproof. as a precaution and to address fears the federal government flew special radioactive detecting planes through the smoke yesterday and the readings, thankfully, were normal. the fire chief says there s only about