Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Closes As Uncontrolled Forest Fire Nears

Scene: Los Alamos National Laboratory, the largest science and technology institute in the world, where wildfires forced officials to close it down on Monday. Daily Mail

Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos National Lab -- CNN

(CNN) -- The Los Alamos National Laboratory will be closed Monday as fire crews battle a wildfire raging nearby, a statement on the facility's website said.

"All laboratory facilities will be closed for all activities and nonessential employees are directed to remain off site," the statement said. "Employees are considered nonessential and should not report to work unless specifically directed by their line managers."

The Los Conchas fire, which flared up Sunday afternoon, was reported to be less than a mile from the lab's southwestern boundaries late Sunday, another statement from the facility said.

Special crews have been dispatched to Water Canyon near the lab to protect the facility, according to the statement.

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