3 towns at risk from Colorado wildfires
Jun 22, 2013 7:13:05 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Jun 22, 2013 7:13:05 GMT -5
3 towns at risk from Colorado wildfires; 100-foot wall of flame reported 
DENVER - Three wildfires sparked by lightning were raging out of control in rugged Colorado mountain terrain, prompting the evacuation of two towns and menacing a third on Friday.
The West Fork Fire Complex - consisting of two separate fires in Rio Grande County in southern Colorado - forced 600 residents of South Fork to flee as high winds helped the blazes grow from 12,000 acres to 30,000 acres overnight.
"The fire behavior we saw yesterday was so extreme, it was ... unprecedented," said Eric Norton, a fire behavior analyst with the National Incident Management Organization.
A smoke plume from the blazes billowed 30,000 feet into the air, and firefighters reported 100-foot flames.
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DENVER - Three wildfires sparked by lightning were raging out of control in rugged Colorado mountain terrain, prompting the evacuation of two towns and menacing a third on Friday.
The West Fork Fire Complex - consisting of two separate fires in Rio Grande County in southern Colorado - forced 600 residents of South Fork to flee as high winds helped the blazes grow from 12,000 acres to 30,000 acres overnight.
"The fire behavior we saw yesterday was so extreme, it was ... unprecedented," said Eric Norton, a fire behavior analyst with the National Incident Management Organization.
A smoke plume from the blazes billowed 30,000 feet into the air, and firefighters reported 100-foot flames.
read more:
usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/22/19085538-3-towns-at-risk-from-colorado-wildfires-100-foot-wall-of-flame-reported?lite