Trigo Fire

The Trigo Fire was a disastrous[1] wildfire in New Mexico, United States of America that occurred during April and May 2008.

It affected the communities of Manzano, Torreon and Tajique, burned 59 homes[2] and over 21 square miles (54 km2).

The fire was discovered the morning of 15 April 2008, approximately ten miles east of Belen, and had already burned some 200 acres (0.81 km2) on the western slopes of the Manzano Mountains.

The total economic cost of the fire may not be finally determined for years, but initial estimates ranged from $50 to $100 million.

The Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative alone lost “a total dollar figure of over $100,000 just in the miles of line alone”,[5] not counting re-installation costs.