Watching from a nearby hillside, Dave Anderson saw everything he owned burn up in less than 10 minutes this past summer. The former Ruidoso resident, who still doesn't know if he wants to return, lost his home and family ski shop in one go.

"I lost everything," he told the Journal. "I lost everything that I had. I was stripped down to one truck."

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