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Long-feared Colo. wildfire may take weeks to control
June 14, 2012
June 14, 2012
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(CBS News) BELLVUE, Colo. - There's no end in sight for firefighters battling the giant wildfire that's been charring northern Colorado for nearly a week.
On Wednesday, officials told another 1,000 residents to get ready to evacuate at any moment.
The High Park fire is now the third-largest in Colorado history, having burned nearly 47,000 acres. It's about 10 percent contained, but still growing,
That's despite the efforts of more than 1,000 firefighting personnel in the air and on the ground, reports Rick Sallinger of CBS Denver station KCNC-TV. Hundreds of residents remain forced from their homes.
It's expected to
On Wednesday, officials told another 1,000 residents to get ready to evacuate at any moment.
The High Park fire is now the third-largest in Colorado history, having burned nearly 47,000 acres. It's about 10 percent contained, but still growing,
That's despite the efforts of more than 1,000 firefighting personnel in the air and on the ground, reports Rick Sallinger of CBS Denver station KCNC-TV. Hundreds of residents remain forced from their homes.
It's expected to
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