Multiple departments responded to the fire. People are being asked to be careful in the area.
PORTALES, N.M. — Crews from six departments battled a massive fire for five hours at a peanut plant in Portales before getting it under control Monday.
Seven members of the Portales Fire Department responded to a reported large fire in the area outside a commercial building near U.S. Highway 70 and South Roosevelt Road P at 3:33 p.m. Monday.
When they arrived, they saw the fire spread to several areas inside and outside the Hampton Farms Peanut Plant. They called in off-duty personnel to help.
They found one person injured, prompting paramedics to the scene. They took that person to Roosevelt General Hospital.
At around 8:26…
