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Friday, 7/3, 10:38 PM
Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire Explodes to 66,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuations Near Pueblo
- The Aspen Acres Fire southwest of Pueblo has burned more than 66,000 acres with no containment, driving mandatory evacuations across mountain communities and destroying scores of homes.
- Now the ninth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, it is one of more than a dozen fires burning across the state during a dangerous, wind-driven stretch.