Multiple fires force evacuation of hundreds in Colorado
Wildfires fueled by gusty winds were burning hundreds of acres and forcing evacuations Tuesday in three different parts of Colorado, the southern half of which was under a red flag warning for extreme wildfire risk.
Fire agencies said their resources were being stretched critically thin as they tried to battle the fires simultaneously.
All businesses and residences from Parkdale to Soda Point, near Mesa Verde National Park, were being evacuated because of a 300-acre fire that jumped the Arkansas River near Cañon City, the U.S. Forest Service said.
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The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said evacuations — of how many people hadn't yet been calculated — were also ordered a few miles northeast of Colorado Springs, after a 15-acre fire broke out at about 2 p.m. near Black Forest Regional Park, destroying some homes.
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The third fire, meanwhile, was burning in Rocky Mountain National Park after having been sparked by lightning Monday, NBC station KUSA of Denver reported. At least five trails in the park were closed by the fire, which was estimated at 75 to 100 acres.
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