Rural residents were forced to flee the Ferris fire in the Four Corners area late Tuesday night. Fire officials said the blaze showed “extreme fire behavior” in the preceding hours. As of Wednesday morning, it had grown to more than 57,000 acres , with only 19% containment, and…
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