Colorado Springs Blaze 70 Percent Contained
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Firefighters achieved a "major breakthrough" when they doused a hot spot. But the crash of one Air Force tanker forced the temporary grounding of some other such aircraft.
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Residents tour Colorado blaze devastation
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2 found dead in Black Forest Fire – The Durango Herald
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Did a Careless Campfire Blow Up Into a Threatening Blaze?
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Colorado Springs Blaze 70 Percent Contained
2 found dead in Black Forest Fire – The Durango Herald
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Colorado wildfires: Saturday Updates - Grizzly Creek firefighters 'hopeful' in containment efforts; crew contain more of Pine Gulch fire, News
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Hwy 166 reopened as firefighters make progress on containing Alamo fire, Local News
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A Devastating Blaze Hit Climate and Fire Scientists Where They Live
Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mountain tourism - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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A devastating blaze picked a fight with scientists - E&E News by POLITICO
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Colorado, other Western states ravaged by wildfires – Orange County Register
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Crooks target homes in evacuated zones as Colorado suffers most destructive wildfire ever – New York Daily News