The federal government accidentally burned down their houses, then made it hard to come home

The wildfire had already burned 160 square miles of northern New Mexico forest last spring when it suddenly surged ahead, reducing to ash the cozy cabin David Martinez had built for himself more than two decades earlier. Martinez, now 64, had fled days before, one of 15,000 people ordered to leave as the fire spread. … Continue reading The federal government accidentally burned down their houses, then made it hard to come home