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Colorado Wildfire Has Destroyed 169 Homes

(Sept. 9) -- As winds began picking up, authorities canceled plans to allow Colorado residents back in their homes in the foothills outside Boulder as firefighters struggle to contain a wildfire that's already devoured 169 houses and is still mostly out of control. About 3,500 people have been out of their homes for four...

Canyon Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Colorado Homes

(Sept. 7) -- Calmer winds this morning are helping more than 100 firefighters working on a 3,500-acre wildfire that's already destroyed dozens of homes northwest of Boulder, Colo. Feeding on dry pine needles and brush in the rough terrain of Fourmile Canyon, the fire began Monday morning and quickly spread as winds...