Firefighters battle windblown blaze at Vaca Corrales
Canadian firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a fire that started near the grain elevator at Vaca Corrales, about 10 miles south of Canadian on US 60/83. Propelled by sustained 25- to 30-mph winds out of the north, gusting up to 38 mph, the flames crossed SH 33 into tall, dry grasses, where the firefighters managed to halt their progress.
The fire apparently started while the feedyard crew…