City and County crews respond to structure fire south of Carlsbad

Mike Smith, Carlsbad Current-Argus
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A structure fire burned south of Carlsbad on the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022.
A structure fire burned south of Carlsbad on the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022.

Around 20 firefighters from the City of Carlsbad and Eddy County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) responded to a structure fire south of Carlsbad on Wednesday, said ECFR Chief Joshua Mack.

He said the fire was reported around 11:38 a.m. at 70 Stormy Lane, off of Old Cavern Highway.

Mack said firefighters extinguished the blaze nearly an hour after the fire was reported. Crews performed mop up operations well into Wednesday afternoon.

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"It appears to be a pretty large site built (structure)," Mack said.

He did not have exact square footage of the burned edifice nor a damage estimate.

Mack said cause of the fire was still under investigation as of midafternoon Wednesday.

Fire crews from the City of Carlsbad and Eddy County Fire Service responded to a structure on the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022 south of Carlsbad.
Fire crews from the City of Carlsbad and Eddy County Fire Service responded to a structure on the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022 south of Carlsbad.

City of Carlsbad Spokesperson Kyle Marksteiner said the fire burned near the motocross racetrack.

This is a developing story and more information will be published when available.

Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on Carlsbad Current-Argus: Structure fire reported south of Carlsbad Wednesday