Staff Report
NewsWest 9
NewsWest 9
LEA COUNTY - Investigators say they've figured out where the grassfire that burned 75-thousand acres near Hobbs started.
The Stiles Complex Fire began Friday afternoon as four separate blazes.
The State Forestry Division says those were caused either by motor vehicle emissions or a catalytic converter.
Strong winds fanned the flames into one big blaze that burned seven homes, two barns, and several other buildings before was contained sunday night.
