Wildfire southwest of Denver forces thousands to evacuate and destroys more than 160 structures
The Aspen Acres Fire quickly ballooned in size over the span of just 24 hours, blazing through 22,827 acres in Pueblo and Custer Counties, as of Tuesday morning, the Colorado Incident Management Team (CIMT) said.
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6 sourcesAspen Acres wildfire grows to 11th largest in Colorado history; incident team from Alaska takes charge
Colorado wildfires consume nearly 125,000 acres across state
Colorado wildfire consumes more than 50,000 acres, becomes top U.S. firefighting priority
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2 developments- Jul 1Only center coverage:Wildfire smoke covers Colorado skies
- Jul 2Colorado wildfires consume nearly 125,000 acres across state
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