a homeowner minute thumbnail 05:02 pm burning something in their yard in valencia county lost control of the fire before three this afternoon. valencia county fire officials say the fire spread to a neighbor's yard - burning the field. wood piles in that yard helped fan the flames. no structures were burned and no one was hurt. we have video of firefighters mopping up a fire in the north valley. bernalillo county firefighters say sparks from a welder caught a field on fire just before noon on guadalupe trail, between alameda and ortega. the fire department was able to quickly put out the fire..... but has some reminders for people: pay attention to the winds ... make sure you have a water source nearby, call the burn line 468-7200 and make sure it's a burn day or no burn day and follow all the rules. the landowner used a garden hose to fight the flames until firefighters arrived. we've put the burn line number online at kob dot com.
