Colorado residents survey fire damage
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July 3, 2012, Tuesday
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CARS were burned to nothing but charred metal and only concrete remained of many homes in the neighborhoods most damaged by the worst wildfire in Colorado history.
But some residents were allowed on Sunday to temporarily return to the area for the first time since they fled encroaching flames last week some finding nothing but concrete and charred metal, while others found their homes untouched due to the random path of the blaze.
More than a week after it sparked on June 23, the Waldo Canyon fire was still being attacked by some 1,500 personnel. Crews working grueling shifts through the hot weekend made progress against the 72-square-kilometer fire, and authorities said they were confident they had built good fire lines in many areas to stop the spread of the flames.
The blaze was now 55 percent contained.
Meanwhile, an Air Force cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the Black Hills of South Dakota while dropping retardant on the 17-square-kilometer White Draw Fire, the United States Northern Command said. Military officials have not released any information on deaths or injuries.
But some residents were allowed on Sunday to temporarily return to the area for the first time since they fled encroaching flames last week some finding nothing but concrete and charred metal, while others found their homes untouched due to the random path of the blaze.
More than a week after it sparked on June 23, the Waldo Canyon fire was still being attacked by some 1,500 personnel. Crews working grueling shifts through the hot weekend made progress against the 72-square-kilometer fire, and authorities said they were confident they had built good fire lines in many areas to stop the spread of the flames.
The blaze was now 55 percent contained.
Meanwhile, an Air Force cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the Black Hills of South Dakota while dropping retardant on the 17-square-kilometer White Draw Fire, the United States Northern Command said. Military officials have not released any information on deaths or injuries.
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