Evacuation orders lifted after Colorado wildfire charred nearly 1,000 acres

Calmer winds, higher humidity levels and cooler temperatures allowed firefighters to cut containment lines around 45 percent of the so-called Galena Fire, said Nick Christensen, spokesman for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The blaze signaled an early start to the wildfire season in the drought-stricken state, which last year had its worst fire year on record. In 2012, forest and brush ...

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