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Colorado wildfire destroys more than 500 homes, new blazes menace West
ReutersDENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Weather Reports, National Parks, Weather
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Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes; California fire a threat
ReutersBy Keith Coffman and Alex Dobuzinskis DENVER/LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods,...Tags: National Parks
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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...
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire (2012), National Parks
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Wildfire Burning in Lime Hills
Channel 2 NewsA wildfire is blazing about 12 miles north of Lime Village. The Division of Forestry says the fire in Lime Hills was caused by lightning and is growing due to the dry weather conditions. According to the division, the wildfire has burned more than 12-...Tags: Limes, Weather Reports, Weather
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Colorado sheriff: Fire 'is a crime scene until proven otherwise'
The worst days of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history are probably over, but frustrations for the survivors continue. Firefighters, with the help of cooler weather, have beaten back the Black Forest blaze that swept through hundreds of...
Tags: Fires, Crime, Law and Justice
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Deadly Colorado wildfire now 65 pct contained - officials
ReutersBy Keith Coffman DENVER, June 16 (Reuters) - Authorities battling the deadly wildfire outside Colorado's second-largest city said on Sunday that firefighters were getting the upper hand on the blaze that ranks as the state's most destructive on record.... -
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American Dream's dark side: Because of a production error, some copies of the June 16 Calendar section were missing a photo from the movie "Spring Breakers" intended to accompany an article about movies that reflect a dark side to the American Dream....Tags: Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Spring Breakers (movie), Conservation, Retirement
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Two killed as monster wildfire threatens Colorado Springs
ReutersCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The remains of two people killed trying to flee the most destructive Colorado wildfire on record were found on Thursday as crews fought to keep the fierce, wind-driven blaze from roaring into the outskirts of Colorado...Tags: Arson
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Crews gaining ground on deadly Colorado wildfire
ReutersBy Keith Coffman DENVER, June 15 (Reuters) - Crews battling a deadly wildfire that is the most destructive on record in Colorado have contained almost half of the 15,000-acre (6,070-hectare) blaze that has incinerated nearly 500 homes outside Colorado... -
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,...
Tags: Fires, Waldo Canyon Fire (2012)
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Firefighters make progress on Black Forest blaze
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The Black Forest fire, labeled the most destructive blaze in Colorado in terms of structures destroyed, took a step backward Friday. "If you look at it as a fight, we got our tails kicked the first couple of days," El Paso...Tags: Executive Branch, Insurance, Fires, FEMA, Natural Disasters
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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...
Tags: The Home Depot, Walmart, Waldo Canyon Fire (2012)
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