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Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colorado wildfire start
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado's most destructive wildfire started and that should help allow residents of the area hit hardest by the blaze to temporarily return home. El Paso...
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2 dead, 473 homes lost as firefighters gain edge on Colorado fire
The toll of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history continued to come in focus Saturday as firefighters came closer to taming the blaze on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. Mandatory evacuation orders continued to lift in some areas around...
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Near Colorado fire, residents tell of fear, hope and close calls
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On Tuesday afternoon Duane Jensen was driving home from a round of golf when his cellphone rang and he was told of a fire in Black Forest. A bad one. He glanced out the window and saw a plume of smoke rising in the...
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Officials hopeful in fight to contain Colorado's worst wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Officials dealing with the Black Forest wildfire were cautiously optimistic on Friday, the fourth day of a blaze that has claimed two lives and been declared the state's most destructive fire. At the morning briefing,...
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Battle continues against Black Forest wildfire in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Tired officials said Friday that they were working to hold their own in dealing with the Black Forest wildfire, which has destroyed 379 homes and killed two people. The fire was estimated to have covered about 25 square...
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Black Forest fire rages in Colorado, stirring up awful memories
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The wind-whipped Black Forest fire continued to burn out of control Wednesday night, devouring thousands of brittle acres, destroying nearly 100 homes and forcing as many as 9,500 people to flee, some leaving with only...
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2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 360 houses northeast of Colorado Springs. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said one person who was reported missing...Tags: American Red Cross, Fires, Military Equipment, Wildfires
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Black Forest fire claims two lives, sets Colorado records
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Black Forest wildfire, still raging out of control, became deadly with the grim discovery Thursday of two people killed while apparently trying to flee their home. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said the...
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Two killed in Colorado wildfire, apparently while trying to flee
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Black Forest fire, the most destructive in Colorado history, has now turned deadly, with authorities announcing Thursday evening that two people were killed, apparently while trying to flee the flames. Two bodies were...Tags: Wildfires
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Colorado's Black Forest fire grows into state's most destructive
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Black Forest wildfire has become the most destructive in Colorado history, burning at least 360 homes, officials said Thursday. The fire is about 10 miles east of last year’s Waldo Canyon fire, which had been the...
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Thousands flee Colo. wildfire; 92 homes destroyed
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Jaenette Coyne estimates she had five minutes to leave home after calling 911 to report forest fire smoke behind her home. There was no time to grab wedding albums, fingerprint artwork by her 20-month-old daughter,...
Tags: John Hickenlooper, Fires, The Home Depot, Wildfires, Natural Disasters
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Colorado fires ignite dread, force dozens of emergency rescues
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The damage from the Black Forest wildfire continued to grow Wednesday with 80 to possibly more than 100 homes already burned, officials said. The fire, one of four burning in the state, has consumed about 8,000 acres,...
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