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[STORMREPORTS] Wildfires Whipped Up By Winds in CO, CA

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 06:17:43 EDT

Wind-Whipped Wildfires Burn in Colorado, Calif. (Reuters)

For the full story, go to:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020603/ts_nm/environment_wildfires_dc_1

For a photo slideshow, see:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?g=events/ts/042502colowildfire&tmpl=sl&e=1

Fueled by tinder-dry vegetation and whipped up by high winds, four
wildfires burned out of control in Colorado on Monday, charring almost
20,000 acres of forest and grassland, fire officials said.

...

The fire, one of several blazes scorching land across the West, erupted
Sunday afternoon 15 miles south of Canon City in south-central Colorado. It
quickly grew as 45 mph winds drove the flames through trees and grass.

...

In Los Padres National Forest, 2,500 acres of burning hillsides forced the
closure of 18 miles of highway. Officials said windy conditions helped
spread the blaze, although only a few homes were threatened. 

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