KSIR-062712- Wild Fires 12n Wed 062712
After consuming more than 45-thousand acres, The last Chance Fire has been contained...but at a significant cost. 11 structures, including 4 homes were lost, A Washignton County Bridge at County Roads 18 and D is unusable, a fire truck is gone, and several power poles came down, disrupting electrial service.
Meanwhile, the fire threatening Colorado Springs doubled in size overnight. Evacuation orders went out to 32-thousand residents, including more than 21-hundred people at The Air Force Academy. Authorities say it is still too dangerous for them to assess the damage, but several homes were incinerated.
In Larimer County, The High Park Fire is 55 percent contained. It has now burned more than 136 square miles of land and 257 homes, making it the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.
After consuming more than 45-thousand acres, The last Chance Fire has been contained...but at a significant cost. 11 structures, including 4 homes were lost, A Washignton County Bridge at County Roads 18 and D is unusable, a fire truck is gone, and several power poles came down, disrupting electrial service.
Meanwhile, the fire threatening Colorado Springs doubled in size overnight. Evacuation orders went out to 32-thousand residents, including more than 21-hundred people at The Air Force Academy. Authorities say it is still too dangerous for them to assess the damage, but several homes were incinerated.
In Larimer County, The High Park Fire is 55 percent contained. It has now burned more than 136 square miles of land and 257 homes, making it the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.
