Raging Wildfire Prompts Evacuations
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From Times Wire Reports
A wildfire raged through more than 550 acres west of Boulder, prompting authorities to urge the evacuation of 200 mountain homes. A plume of smoke hundreds of feet high was visible from Fort Collins, nearly 50 miles away. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office issued a plea for more help, saying firefighters trying to extinguish the blaze had been slowed by the area’s terrain.
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