``Everything's looking real good,'' Cliff Eppler, a fire information officer, said Thursday. ``The northeast corner of it is the only uncontrolled part of the fire.''
Firefighters were concentrating their efforts in the northeastern section, he said. ``It's fairly rough terrain in there,'' Eppler said.
The Sedgwick Fire, spawned by a campfire Saturday, was 40 percent contained, he said.
The fire, 17 miles west of Grants, has burned pinon, juniper, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer trees in the Cibola National Forest.
There were 757 people assigned to the fire, along with seven helicopters, 13 engines and 10 bulldozers, Eppler said.
The blaze has cost about $1.5 million, he said.
Meanwhile, firefighters continue making progress in their efforts to corral the Peppin Fire, which has burned 64,488 acres and a dozen cabins in the Capitan Mountains.
The blaze, kindled May 10 by lightning, was 95 percent contained. Containment of the fire is expected by Sunday, officials said.
The fire in the Lincoln National Forest in south-central New Mexico has burned pinon, juniper, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer trees.
Strong wind tested the fire lines Wednesday afternoon, said Margo Whitt, fire information officer.
``They passed the test,'' she said of the containment lines.
The fire, six miles northeast of Capitan, has cost $6.9 million, Whitt said.
Firefighters have secured 23 miles of lines around the fire, said Steve Bumgarner, incident commander.
The fire perimeter is about 80 miles but Whitt said lines are not necessary on parts of the perimeter.
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