KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In New Mexico, the Los Alamos fire is said to be 45 percent contained. CNN's Jim Hill is Watching developments there -- Jim.</s>JIM HILL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, in the last hour or so, winds have been picking up to 25, 35 miles an hour here in Espanola, which is one of the fire camps set up to battle the "Serra Grande blaze," as it's called. This amounts to what they term a "red flag" warning. Coupled with low humidity, that means very, very treacherous burning conditions. Now, about 1,000 firefighters have been trying to get lines around the northern and western flanks of the Serra Grande fire. This is in elevations of 8,000 or 9,000 feet in very heavily forested areas, tinder dry after one of the driest winters on record here in New Mexico. As you say, 45 percent containment at this point, but the -- additional containment will be very hard-fought under these conditions. The good news is that the blaze is burning away from the community of Los Alamos where about 20,000 people had earlier been evacuated, most of those people now being told they can return to town. But 235 homes in Los Alamos remain in ashes now and some of those people in the hard-hit neighborhoods are being told to stay away. When this fire might be contained is still unknown. At the briefing this morning, they had no estimate on full containment. A thousand firefighters are still in the encampments here, resting up, going out in shifts and working this fire 24 hours a day in hopes of finally containing it. I'm Jim Hill, reporting live from Espanola, New Mexico. Kyra, back to you.</s>PHILLIPS: Thanks, Jim.
Los Alamos, New Mexico Fire Reportedly 45 Percent Contained