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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: US Forest Service Admits Starting Major 2022 Wildfire in New Mexico
Caption: US Forest Service Admits Starting Major 2022 Wildfire in New Mexico. In a July 24 report, the United States Forest Service admitted that a prescribed burn was responsible for starting a massive 2022 wildfire. 'The Guardian' reports that the Cerra Pelado fire burned across over 60 square miles. The massive wildfire came within just a few miles of the city of Los Alamos, New Mexico, as well as the nearby U.S. national security lab. According to investigators, the fire was traced back to a burn of piles of forest debris commissioned by the Forest Service. 'Newsweek' reports that the wildfire was started months later, the result of a holdover fire, which can smolder undetected under wet snow for months. News of the Forest Service's responsibility for the fires has prompted immediate criticism from political leaders in New Mexico. Govenor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was , “outraged over the Forest Service's negligence that caused this destruction”. 'The Guardian' reports that the federal government has already admitted starting the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history. That fire burned over 530 square miles just east of Santa Fe, destroying homes and many people's livelihoods . Last spring, the Forest Service halted all prescribed burns for 90 days while conducting a review of the agencies procedures and policies. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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