U.S. wildfires rage in several states ALBUQUERQUE, May 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Memorial Day weekend was anything but a holiday for hundreds of firefighters grappling with wildfires from New Mexico to Michigan. Hundreds of thousands of acres of forests and grasslands have been scorched in recent weeks as dry and windy conditions have spread flames across the states, particularly in the southwest. In central Michigan, more than 21,000 acres have gone up in flames near Newberry and firefighters told WLUV-TV in Negaunee they've only managed to contain 20 percent of the fire. In the west-central town of Paradox, Colo., firefighters said a wildfire that started Friday had consumed 10,000 acres, KJCT-TV in Grand Junction said. Police ordered an evacuation of evacuated the Buckeye Reservoir, Rock Creek and Sinbad Valley areas, the station said. In central Arizona, the Gladiator Fire near Prescott had burned more than 16,000 acres, injured eight people and destroyed at least five houses, The (Prescott) Daily Courier said Sunday. In southwestern New Mexico, the sheriff of Catron County ordered the evacuation of Mogollon midday Saturday as a stubborn fire approached, KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reported. More than 82,000 acres or wooded and scrub land have burned in the region so far, the report said.