Firefighters battled a blaze for hours Tuesday at the small post office in Chimayó as foul winter weather — the second round of the week — set in.
Despite the crews’ tireless efforts, Santa Fe County Assistant Fire Chief Martin Vigil said the post office and a residential building attached to it appeared to be total losses.
“The postmaster has been notified, and I think they will handle the rest of the postal issues for people and what their plans are to deal with that service,” Vigil said.
Santa Fe County firefighters try to put out a blaze Tuesday at the Chimayó Post Office. The crews were unable to save the structure. “[Firefighters] made an interior attack, and once they got to where the fire was they observed that it had already gone into the ceiling,” Santa Fe County Assistant Fire Chief Martin Vigil said.