Tag: fire
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Recent Colorado rains have helped, but ‘we still have a long way to go’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monsoonal rains passing through much of southern Colorado and the Front Range are helping to tamp down wildfires but won’t have much effect on the likelihood of them breaking out in August and in the fall, meteorologists say. “We still have a long way to…
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Woman arrested after allegedly starting Colorado Springs motel fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police say a woman started a fire in a Colorado Springs motel room, then walked across the street to get food. Ashley Passmore was arrested at the unnamed business after a crowd milling around at the fire pointed officers in her direction. Police say the crowd…
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Wildfire destroys 500 structures, nearly levels community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save REDDING, Calif. (AP) — In the small northern California community of Keswick, only a handful of homes remain. The air is thick with the smell of smoke and chemicals. The rubble of people’s lives still smoldered a day after the so-called Carr Fire moved through…
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Couple at shooting range charged with arson in Lake Christine fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — Two people accused of starting a wildfire near Aspen by firing incendiary tracer rounds at a shooting range have been charged. The Aspen Daily News reports that 23-year-old Richard Miller and 22-year-old Allison Marcus were each charged this week with three counts of…
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Woman, adult son die in north suburban Denver house fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ARVADA — A woman and her adult son have died in a house fire in north suburban Denver. KDVR-TV reports firefighters removed both victims from a house in Arvada after responding to a report of smoke early Friday. The son died at the scene while…
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Calif. governor declares emergency as fires rage throughout state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IDYLLWILD, Calif. • Fire stoked by hot and windy weather raged through a forest in far northern California on Thursday. In mountain communities east of Los Angeles, calmer conditions aided firefighters on the lines of a suspected arson wildfire that forced thousands of people to…
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Cries for help at sea: Fisherman describes Greek fire rescue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RAFINA, Greece — The cries for help pierced the choking smoke. Dozens of people bobbed in the sea, forced by the vicious flames into the water. Children held onto adults, and people who couldn’t swim clung to those who could. That was the scene confronting…
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Lake Christine fire explodes to 11,492 acres in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BASALT — Just shy of 20 days after it was first reported, the Lake Christine fire burning near Basalt has consumed nearly 11,500 acres, according to InciWeb. Once 57 percent contained, its containment was lowered to just 32 percent Sunday. Updated numbers suggest the fire…
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Rampart fire near Woodland Park 100 percent contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Rampart fire started by a lightning strike Friday evening near Woodland Park was declared 100 percent contained Sunday. The fire burned about 6 acres, authorities said, with an additional 7 acres burned by firefighters to prevent it from spreading. No homes or structures were…
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Firefighters respond to structure fire in east Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a fire at a home near The Citadel mall. The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 803 Potter Drive. Stay with gazette.com for updates on this developing story. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE GAZETTE…