On Sunday, a fire whipped through the village of Corrales sending embers onto roofs and sparking fires in backyards. Families rushed to protect their property until firefighters ordered an evacuation of affected neighborhoods by 7 p.m.
We knew there was a fire because there were ashes falling, said Ryan Cook, an evacuee who lives on Cadillo Lane.
Denny McSweeney, who also lives on Cadillo Ln., adds: Fires (were) just puffing up all over the back yard.
Neighbors turned on the sprinklers and hoses, picked up the shovels, and got to work.
We were worried about these trees catching, and then it would catch to those trees, and then we’d be in real trouble, said McSweeney.
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