A wildfire raging near some of Colorado's most popular tourist sites grew more ferocious yesterday, forcing 32,000 people from their homes, prompting evacuations and swallowing houses near Colorado Springs.
From the vantage point of a command post about 10 miles from the path of advancing flames, the entire community of Mountain Shadows seemed to be enveloped in an orange glow.
"This is a fire of epic proportions," Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich Brown said as ash drifted down on the city, sirens wailed and the thick smell of smoke permeated the air.
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