2 killed, 207 homes burnt in wildfire in U.S. New Mexico

Two people have been killed and at least 207 homes plus additional structures destroyed in a large wildfire which remains zero percent contained and is moving northeast from the village of Ruidoso in the U.S. state of New Mexico, authorities said on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

A couple's remains were found Wednesday within a part of the village in the Sierra Blanca mountain range, said Kerry Gladden, a spokeswoman for Ruidoso, on Thursday morning.

Authorities don't believe there are any other missing persons near the fire in the south of the state, said Gladden.

She said fire crews were able to stop the fire from reaching some of the more populated areas, including several mobile home and RV parks in the area.

Roughly 4,500 residents in and around Ruidoso are currently under an evacuation order, according to a report from the Albuquerque Journal.

The fire started around noon on Tuesday and grew to 5,736 acres as of Thursday morning, said the report. It remains unclear what sparked the fire.