A wildfire erupted Tuesday in an area of Colorado known for its ski resorts, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,300 homes and marking the latest in a series
A large plume of smoke rises over Benedict Canyon in Los Angeles in the hills surrounded by Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. More than 100 firefighters raced to the hills overlooking Los Angeles to battle a blaze that ignited in thick brush surrounded by large, expensive homes. (Bonnie Vogel via AP) (Bonnie Vogel / AP)
A large plume of smoke rises over Benedict Canyon in Los Angeles in the hills surrounded by Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. More than 100 firefighters raced to the hills overlooking Los Angeles to battle a blaze that ignited in thick brush surrounded by large, expensive homes. (Bonnie Vogel via AP) (Bonnie Vogel / AP)
Erin Sirek with the Summit County Sheriff’s Department Residents carries a boy as residents evacuate their homes from a wild fire approaching in the Wildernest neighborhood near Silverthorne, Colo., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP) (Hugh Carey / AP)
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Flames engulf trees in the Wildernest neighborhood near Silverthorne, Colo., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP) (Hugh Carey / AP)
A fire retardant aircraft flies over a wild fire in the Wildernest neighborhood near Silverthorne, Colo., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP) (Hugh Carey / AP)
Erin Sirek with the Summit County Sheriff’s Department Residents helps direct a resident with a dog as residents evacuate their homes from a wild fire approaching in the Wildernest neighborhood near Silverthorne, Colo., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP) (Hugh Carey / AP)
In this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, flames consume trees during a burnout operation that was performed south of County Road 202 near Durango, Colo. Firefighters use the technique as a means to control wildfires. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP) (Jerry McBride / AP)
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In this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, Randy Black, left, deputy chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Mike Tombolato, a Rocky Mountain Type One Team member, look over as a fire burns around homes south of County Road 202 during a burnout operation, a technique used to consume fuel from a growing wildfire, near Durango, Colo. (Jerry McBride /The Durango Herald via AP) (Jerry McBride / AP)
Smoke from the Badger Creek Fire can be seen from a field off of Highway 230 near Woods Landing, Wyo., Monday, June 11, 2018. (Shannon Broderick/Laramie Boomerang via AP) (Shannon Broderick / AP)
Smoke from the Badger Creek Fire drifts through the air, Monday, June 11, 2018, as seen from Highway 10, near Woods Landing, Wyo. (Shannon Broderick/Laramie Boomerang via AP) (Shannon Broderick / AP)