May 23, 2013

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Fire Crews Continue to Fight Wildfire near Colorado Springs

Homes are destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire in the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. A stubborn and towering wildfire jumped firefighters� perimeter lines in the hills overlooking Colorado Springs, forcing frantic mandatory evacuation notices for more than 9,000 residents. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Fire crews are keeping a wary eye on weather that's getting warmer and drier as they battle the 26-square-mile Waldo Canyon blaze near Colorado Springs. The wildfire is 30 percent contained. It's one of many burning across the West, including eight in Utah and a fast-growing blaze in Montana.


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