Strong winds fan Colorado's largest recorded wildfire
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October 18, 2020
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The largest wildfire in Colorado history grew overnight as high winds pushed the blaze through rural communities and the forecast predicts more "extreme fire behavior" on Saturday.
Gusts of up to 70 mph (112 kph) overnight created "very significant" fire activity, especially along the southeast section, said Cass Cairns, a spokeswoman for the Cameron Peak fire efforts.
"The plan today is to try to hold the fire to the east," Paul Delmerico, operations chief for the Cameron Peak fire said early Saturday. "We're facing the same critical fire conditions today as we did yeste...
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