USA: Multiple Wildfires In Colorado Burn Homes, Force Evacuation
COLORADO SPRINGS, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smoke from several major wildfires ringed Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second-largest city, torching eight homes, closing the city’s airport and causing thousands of evacuations, as dry conditions and heavy winds spread the blazes quickly throughout the area.
As night fell on Colorado Springs, located 112.6 km south of the state capital, Denver, dozens of fire crews from across the region responded to the grass fires, and were “gaining the upper hand,” according to Denver CBS4 News.