Loud boom noise tied to fire in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) — A loud boom noise heard in the Santa Teresa area is tied to a large fire near a golf course, the Dona Ana County Sheriff confirmed with ABC-7 on Wednesday.
The Sunland Park Fire Department and Doña Ana Fire Rescue responded to a large fire were called out to a large fire at about 5 a.m. Wednesday on Feathermoon Drive. Officials said it was near the Santa Teresa Golf Course.
It took about 45 minutes to contain, officials said.
Smoke at the scene of a large fire tied to a loud boom noise reported in the Santa Teresa area.
Now, the Doña Ana Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the fire.
@SunlandParkFire and Doña Ana Fire Rescue responded to a working structure fire on Feathermoon Dr.
Crews arrived to a fully involved structure at the Santa Teresa Country Club.
Fire under investigation by Doña Ana Fire Marshal’s office
Time out: 4:55 am https://t.co/veibky2reH
— Sunland Park Fire (@SunlandParkFire) November 11, 2026
Neighboring residents told ABC-7 that the boom was so loud, it sounded like gunshots or a plane crash.
Denise Lara said she heard the noise around 11 p.m. Tuesday. She said it shook her house and windows.
ABC-7 reached out to Oracle to ask if the reported boom sounds were tied to the Project Jupiter data center in the area. Oracle said the incident didn’t happen at Project Jupiter.
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