Blaze scorches 3 sq km, hitting a civil war-era site as crews battle flames near fire-hit Ruidoso

A wildfire swept through portions of a civil war-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico on Monday, forcing the evacuations of campgrounds and a horse ranch.

The fire damaged structures at Fort Stanton historical site built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and a gym erected by Germans interned at the site during the second world war after their ship sank.