"3 die in Colorado wildfires; storm could aid firefighters
Apr 16, 2008 (12:30p CDT)
By IVAN MORENO (Associated Press Writer)
ORDWAY, Colo. - Firefighters resumed the battle Wednesday against three wildfires that blazed across thousands of acres of grass, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and leading to the deaths of two firefighters and a pilot.
One of the fires was unchecked and still growing Wednesday morning.
Apr 16, 2008 (12:30p CDT)
By IVAN MORENO (Associated Press Writer)
ORDWAY, Colo. - Firefighters resumed the battle Wednesday against three wildfires that blazed across thousands of acres of grass, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and leading to the deaths of two firefighters and a pilot.
One of the fires was unchecked and still growing Wednesday morning.
Wind gusted up to 50 mph along the Rocky Mountain Front Range and eastern plains on Tuesday, fanning flames that had spread across 8,900 acres - or 14 square miles - of grassland near Ordway. Authorities told all 1,200 residents of the town to leave, and they had not been allowed back in Wednesday."
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