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Los Alamos Residents Can Go Home - Las Conchas Fire Photos

Residents of Los Alamos, N.M. have been told they can return home after being forced to evacuate their homes by the Las Conchas Fire last Monday.

Los Alamos County officials have reported that all normal access points to the Los Alamos Town site are now open except State Route 4 which remains closed west of Monterey Drive South, and all access points to the Jemez Mountains remain closed.

As of Sunday morning the Las Conchas Fire has grown to 121,248 acres and is still only 11 percent contained.

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Residents have been warned about heavy smoke, and especially those with respiratory problems have been asked to consider relocating temporarily to avoid any adverse health issues.

A fire crew member is seen as fire crews are deployed in order to attack hotspots from the Las Conchas wildfire near Los Alamos, New Mexico June 30, 2011.
A fire crew member is seen as fire crews are deployed in order to attack hotspots from the Las Conchas wildfire near Los Alamos, New Mexico June 30, 2011. | (Photo: Reuters/Eric Draper)
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire envelopes buildings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory near Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2011. The New Mexico wildfire raged largely unchecked for a fourth day near one of the nation's top nuclear arms production plants on Wednesday, but firefighters finally gained some ground in corralling the flames.
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire envelopes buildings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory near Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2011. The New Mexico wildfire raged largely unchecked for a fourth day near one of the nation's top nuclear arms production plants on Wednesday, but firefighters finally gained some ground in corralling the flames. | (Photo: Reuters / Eric Draper)
The sun shines through the smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire near the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2011. The New Mexico wildfire raged largely unchecked for a fourth day near one of the nation's top nuclear arms production plants on Wednesday, but firefighters finally gained some ground in corralling the flames.
The sun shines through the smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire near the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2011. The New Mexico wildfire raged largely unchecked for a fourth day near one of the nation's top nuclear arms production plants on Wednesday, but firefighters finally gained some ground in corralling the flames. | (Photo: Reuters / Eric Draper)
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire rises behind the The Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico. The fire has charred the thick pine woodlands on the slopes of the Jemez Mountains since erupting on Sunday near the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire rises behind the The Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico. The fire has charred the thick pine woodlands on the slopes of the Jemez Mountains since erupting on Sunday near the Los Alamos National Laboratory. | (Reuters/Eric Draper)

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