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Dry, Windy Weather Stokes Colorado Wildfire, But So Far No Homes Damaged

Some 2,500 homes have been evacuated; the fire has "come up to some people's backyards," one official said. But for now, it is contained in a sparsely populated area of National Forest.

A wildfire in southwestern Colorado doubled in size from Saturday morning to Sunday morning and forced hundreds more evacuations. With dry, windy weather , firefighters said they expect the fire to continue to grow.

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