Wildfire triggers evacuation for Los Alamos laboratory

Chicago Tribune : The Las Conchas fire in New Mexico has spread to within one mile of Los Alamos National Laboratory, and voluntary evacuations have been issued for the towns of Los Alamos and nearby White Rock. New Mexico governor Susana Martinez dispatched the National Guard to assist with evacuation efforts. The fire started Sunday afternoon about 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos and spread over approximately 3500 acres. LLNL is closed today due to the fire; its emergency operations center has been established, and emergency crews are working in the lab to protect hazardous and radioactive facilities, and the lab’s proton accelerator and supercomputing centers.