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Wind-driven Colorado wildfire prompts dozens of evacuations
Source: Reuters
Wind-driven Colorado wildfire prompts dozens of evacuations
By Keith Coffman
DENVER | Sat Jun 9, 2012 7:37pm EDT
(Reuters) - A fast-spreading wildfire prompted the evacuations of dozens of homes in northern Colorado on Saturday as virtually the entire state remained under a red-flag warning for fires due to low humidity, high winds and hot temperatures.
The so-called High Park Fire has blackened between 2,000 and 3,000 acres about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, U.S. Forest spokeswoman Reghan Cloudman said. Plumes of black smoke could be seen from the Denver metropolitan area.
"It's hot, dry and windy, and the fire is very active," Cloudman said.
Earlier in the day, Larimer County authorities put the number of homes evacuated at 46.
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By Keith Coffman
DENVER | Sat Jun 9, 2012 7:37pm EDT
(Reuters) - A fast-spreading wildfire prompted the evacuations of dozens of homes in northern Colorado on Saturday as virtually the entire state remained under a red-flag warning for fires due to low humidity, high winds and hot temperatures.
The so-called High Park Fire has blackened between 2,000 and 3,000 acres about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, U.S. Forest spokeswoman Reghan Cloudman said. Plumes of black smoke could be seen from the Denver metropolitan area.
"It's hot, dry and windy, and the fire is very active," Cloudman said.
Earlier in the day, Larimer County authorities put the number of homes evacuated at 46.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/09/us-usa-wildfire-colorado-idUSBRE8580IZ20120609
