The Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado has doubled in size over night [24 square miles] and has burned over 15,000 acres, over 1,000 firefighters are fighting the fire and currently have only 5% containment. Over 32,000 residents along interstate 25 in northwest Colorado Springs have been evacuated. The fire entered the northwest portion of Colorado Springs burning Flying W Ranch to the ground along with 100+ other homes. A current map of fire conditions along with evacuations are provided here by The Gazette. To donate to the Red Cross to help the evacuees visit RedCross.org.
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