Monday, June 11, 2012

High park fire colorado

  • It started as a two-acre fire in the rugged High Park, Colo., area early Saturday morning. But in just one day, winds fanned it into a 14,000-acre blaze that has damaged or destroyed 18 buildings and forced residents to evacuate.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Officials warned Sunday evening that a wildfire continues to grow as firefighters combat tough terrain and fire-spreading winds in northern Colorado — just one of several blazes threatening residents in the western U.S.
  • (Fox40)
  • LAPORTE — At least 18 structures have been burned in the fast-moving High Park Fire, which has consumed about 14,000 acres, forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and spewed plumes of smoke so thick they hide the Rocky Mountains.
  • (Denver Post)
  • He said Colorado faces a grim fire season and that a fireworks ban for the state is a possibility.
  • (ReporterHerald.com)
  • LARIMER COUNTY - The heavy smoke from the High Park Fire is causing breathing difficulties for some Air quality updates are available at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments website.
  • (9News)
  • The High Park fire near Fort Collins continues to expand Dogs should be taken to Advanced Animal Care of Colorado at 1530 Riverside Ave, Fort Collins.
  • (Examiner)
  • The High Park Fire was first spotted at around 6 a.m. Saturday. Crews had to hike through difficult terrain to first reach the area. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Governor also spoke about the dry conditions in Colorado.
  • (9News)
  • I know Dailykos is a political website, and I most certainly am a political animal, but sometimes you get a shot of perspective that causes politics to take a back seat for awhile.
  • (DAILY KOS)
  • The rapidly growing High Park fire is now burning an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 acres Clouds of white smoke continue to billow from the northern Colorado foothills as firefighters battle the fire, which is zero percent contained.
  • (Longmont Daily Times-Call)

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