The Denver Post captured aerial photos Thursday of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs. The after photos show the destructive path of the fire in Mountain Shadows Subdivision area.
(Before photos via screen capture/BING)
Tens of thousands of people fled the neighborhoods north and west of Colorado Springs after the Waldo Canyon fire unleashed waves of flames late Tuesday afternoon. Showers of ash fell as traffic gridlocked on Interstate 25 and all major eastbound roadways, clogged full of evacuees and fire equipment. Witnesses flooded the Internet on Twitter, describing the scene as “an apocalypse” and “terrifying” and posting photos of the city wrapped in a sinister orange and black cloud.
A three-day-old wildfire erupted with catastrophic fury Tuesday, ripping across the foothills neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, devouring an untold number of homes and sending tens of thousands fleeing to safety in what was shaping up as one of the biggest disasters in state history. “This is a firestorm of epic proportions,” said Colorado Springs Fire Chief Richard Brown. Read the full story…
As firefighters continue to battle the High Park Fire, west of Fort Collins, Colorado, Air National Guard soldiers are documenting the ground and air assault. These photos are from the Colorado National Guard Flickr stream and include images taken by the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard.
Firefighters hope to fully contain the High Park Fire, which has torched 68,440 acres in the mountains west of Fort Collins, on or about July 15. More than 1,800 firefighters are currently fighting the blaze, which is now 60 percent contained, according to the fire incident command website.
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BREAKING: The raging High Park fire has jumped the Poudre River at Stevens Gulch and is racing up a drainage toward the Glacier View Meadows neighborhood.
At 5:15 p.m., Larimer County issued an immediate evacuation order for the Glacier View Meadows neighborhood.
The High Park fire has now burned more than 52,000 acres northwest of Fort Collins, fire managers said. (Photo by Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)
“This fire … we got a mess. It’s so doggone big,” said Bill Hahnenberg, the Type 1 Incident Commander assigned to the High Park fire burning west of Fort Collins, Colorado. He explained the difference between containing a fire and having it under control to Denver Post reporter Jeremy Meyer in an interview this afternoon.
As of Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the High Park fire west of Fort Collins, Colorado, has burned over 43,000 acres. Over 500 firefighters are working to contain the blaze and protect homes. So far over 100 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and one woman has died. Smoke is impacting air quality throughout the Front Range and north into Wyoming.
Submit your own photos of the fire, or take a look at photos from The Denver Post’s staff photographers. Our live blog is being continuously updated with news from the fire.
The High Park Fire in Larimer County has burned almost 37,000 acres, damaged or destroyed an estimated 100 structures, and claimed one life so far. About 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze on Monday, and about 200 more are expected within the next 48 hours. The fire is still at 0% containment.
Our photo gallery has recently been updated with more photos of the fire, evacuated residents, and their threatened homes.
For more updates, bookmark our live blog, or for photos from Denver Post readers, check out our Read Photo gallery (also recently updated).
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Firefighters make their way up to the Hewlett Gulch Fire, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Poudre Canyon near Fort Collins, Colorado. (Photos by RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)
A firefighter battling the Hewlett Gulch Fire, burning northwest of Fort Collins, was treated for minor injuries last night.
The fire grew to about 982 acres Tuesday, according to the United States Forest Service. The fire is 5 percent contained.
About four hours after Denise Surina jumped from a third-floor window of an apartment in flames, she had a joyful, impromptu reunion with an “angel” who caught her.
Silo and Barn at Sunset.
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golden hour in steamboat, colorado
Sunrise over Manitou Springs after several days of below-freezing temperatures.
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak, once again.
Echo Lake, Colorado
