The Meilin Industry Bureau wanted to burn the fallen leaves to prevent mountain fire, and did not want to trigger the largest mountain fire in the history of New Mexico

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

Intern Zeng Zheng

According to the Associated Press, on June 21, local time, the US Forestry Administration "quietly" released a report of 80 pages, explaining the detailed reasons for the worst mountain fire since the record in New Mexico in April this year.

The bureau stated that because its employees have calculated errors many times, and the existing models are "inaccurate", coupled with insufficient understanding of the drought in the Southwest region, multiple reasons have led to the largest mountain fire in the history of the state.

Related report screenshots (Source: Associated Press)

It is understood that the area of ​​the mountain fire over the area of ​​nearly 1,300 square kilometers is equivalent to the size of the New York City. The number of houses was burned and thousands of people evacuated.

According to this report from the US Forestry Administration, the mountain fire was artificially ignited. According to the US media report, the Forestry Bureau originally wanted to "control" burn shrubs and dead leaves to reduce the risk of forest fires in the dry season, and unexpectedly caused mountain fires.

The report introduced the specific situation when the staff ignited the fire in early April. On the same day, within a few hours after the success of the "test fire", some people reported that there were many fires outside the control line, but there was no sufficient fire protection facilities at the scene to control the fire.

In addition, the report also pointed out that officials responsible for this operation underestimated the number of wood and vegetation that could be used for ignition, as well as unusually arid weather conditions, and also underestimated the threat and water supply of surrounding villages.

The US Forestry Administration Director Randy Moore said that the mountain fire had a devastating impact on multiple communities in New Mexico. It's really heartbreaking. "

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