Hundreds of firefighters have worked to contain a fire that tore through a canyon in a residential area. But a village with about 8,000 permanent residents lost an elderly couple and more than 200 homes. And it must grapple with the possibility that a changed climate could make fires like this more common
Firefighters are still battling to contain the McBride fire that has burned around the mountain village of Ruidoso since Tuesday, killing two people, destroying or damaging more than 200 homes and displacing thousands.