Gila National Forest fires burn over holiday weekend

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Fires in New Mexico's Gila National Forest have burned nearly 70 square miles after lightning strikes last month. One of the blazes is mostly under control, officials said yesterday. The Doagy Fire in western New Mexico is now 86% contained, national forest spokeswoman Marta Call said. The blaze has burned around 20 square miles on federal land in the Gila National Forest. A separate fire in the same forest also started after a lightning strike last month, the Forest Service said. The Johnson Fire has burned around 46 square miles. Fire officials didn't include a containment estimate in an update yesterday.