1,000 Evacuate As Colorado Wildfire Burns Some Homes

1,000 evacuate as Colorado wildfire burns some homes

A wind-driven wildfire in the rugged Colorado foothills spread across 5 1/2 square miles Monday, destroying an unknown number of homes and triggering the evacuation of 1,000 others, authorities said.

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