PHOTOS: Desert Willow Complex Fire (June 21-22)

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The original Cotton Fire started at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and moved into the Carson Park neighborhood. The fire started in the bosque southeast of the residential area and quickly ignited several homes.
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Multiple houses were destroyed in the Carson Park neighborhood by the Cotton Fire, which started in the bosque to the southeast of the community on Saturday afternoon.
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Smoke rises from the bosque on Saturday, June 21, as the Cotton 1 fire encroaches on the Carson Park neighborhood in Los Lunas.
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Residents from across Valencia County volunteered to haul livestock out of areas under evacuation orders during the Cotton 1 and Cotton 2 fires June 21 and 22.
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The new gym at the Daniel Fernandez Recreation Center was transformed into an evacuation center over the weekend when three different fires erupted in the nearby bosque.
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The pink slurry chemical was strewn over the bosque and the Carson Park subdivision Saturday evening. Residents whose homes were not damaged were allowed back in the area on Monday afternoon.
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Residents at Carson Park in Los Lunas were evacuated when a bosque fire flew into the neighborhood, causing the destruction of several homes, vehicles and other buildings in the area. Fire crews from across the state have been on hand to help control the flames and hot spots.
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A tanker drops fire suppression slurry on the Cotton Fire Saturday, June 21, in the bosque southeast of the Carson Park neighborhood in Los Lunas.
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Fire victim Kayla Calizo holds her 2-month-old daughter, Dalila, while staying at the Daniel Fernandez Recreation Center in Los Lunas with her five children. She said her CYFD caseworker Anna Carrillo saved their lives.
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An ACH-47D Chinook helicopter conducted aerial firefighting operations during the Desert Willow Complex Fires. They reloaded from a tank at the Sports Complex off N.M. 314.
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The pink slurry chemical was strewn over the bosque and the Carson Park subdivision Saturday evening. Residents whose homes were not damaged were allowed back in the area on Monday afternoon.
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The pink slurry chemical was strewn over the bosque and the Carson Park subdivision Saturday evening. Residents whose homes were not damaged were allowed back in the area on Monday afternoon.
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A smoky haze enveloped the Rio Grande in Los Lunas Monday morning as fire crews continued to try and contain the Desert Willow Complex Fire. The second fires north of the river bridge is suspected to be human caused. The investigation is ongoing.
Clara Garcia
Clara Garcia News-Bulletin Editor
Mike Powers
Mike Powers News-Bulletin Sports Writer
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