Los Alamos residents evacuated over wildfire

The Las Conchas Fire burns overnight near the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains in the northern part of the state Photograph: Keystone/Zuma/Rex Features

The Morrison family from left, Dee, Taylor, Bob and Jeni, pack up their belongings following a mandatory evacuation order Photograph: Craig Fritz/AP

Samuel Lechuga of Espanola, New Mexico, evacuate horses from the North Mesa Stables where approximately 200 horses are boarded Photograph: Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/AP

Threatened by the Las Conchas wildfire, cars wind their way along Diamond Drive following an evacuation order for Los Alamos Photograph: Craig Fritz/AP

Firefighters walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

The sun is blocked by smoke filling the skies while the Las Conchas fires burn near Los Alamos Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

All the roads are empty except for a military vehicle after the mandatory evacuation of the town Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Firefighter Chris Teters, of Portland, Oregon, mops up hot spots in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

The Las Conchas fire burns near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

The setting sun over the Jemez Mountains behind the town of Los Alamos as smoke from the Los Conchas fire turns the sun red Photograph: Keystone/Zuma/Rex Features