Lightning strike caused wildfire that killed 2 people in New Mexico

RUIDOSO, New Mexico: Authorities in New Mexico say that a lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures.

First reported on June 17 on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, the South Fork Fire forced the evacuation of the village of Ruidoso.

Now 87 percent contained, the wildfire burned more than 27 square miles, and parts