Sunday, June 17, 2012

Stiff winds fuel Colo. wildfire; looting a concern

 

A Erickson Air Crane firefighting helicopter flys to a pond to refill its tank while fighting the High Park wildfire, west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, June 15, 2012. The wildfire started Saturday and has burned over 50,000 acres. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Crews in northern Colorado are facing powerful winds as they battle a blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. Meanwhile, local authorities are focusing on another concern — looting.

Stiff winds fuel Colo. wildfire; looting a concern
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:29:44 GMT

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