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Wind Whips Colorado Fire Toward Boulder

By Lauren FrayerSep 10th 2010 – 6:17AM

(Sept. 10) – The worst wildfire in Colorado history is getting even worse, with winds whipping flames toward the college town of Boulder and threatening even more evacuations. The Fourmile Canyon fire has burned 170 homes in the scenic foothills of the Rockies since Labor Day, spreading over about 6,400 acres, or...

Colorado Blaze: Evacuation Orders to Be Lifted for Some

Sep 9th 2010 – 6:45AM
Matt McClain, AP

Matt McClain, AP

BOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 9) -- As thousands of people waited to learn if their homes survived a raging Colorado wildfire, Dan Hackett hiked a second time behind roadblocks to make sure his house near boulder was still standing. Hackett, who lives in the mountain community of Gold Hill, said he watched his neighbor's home...

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