Aspen Acres Fire destroyed hundreds of homes near Pueblo, CO
The Aspen Acres Fire near Pueblo, Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes before recent rains provided temporary relief.
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Wildfires Blanket the Northwest in Smoke
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Across the American West, the summer of fire shows no sign of letting up. In eastern Oregon, massive range fires have been burning for weeks, blackening tens of thousands of acres and choking the air in dense smoke. Jenny Mo, who runs a bakery in the region, described a family friend on oxygen who hasn't been able to leave his house in two weeks — a vivid, human measure of the health toll. Further south in Colorado, the Aspen Acres Fire near Pueblo has leveled hundreds of homes. Incident commander Ben Wagner acknowledged recent rains gave his team 'a reprieve' — but he was careful not to celebrate. With most of the West forecast to bake in extreme heat for at least another week, that reprieve is almost certainly temporary [1] — Kirk Siegler "Massive range fires in eastern Oregon have been burning for weeks. The Aspen Acres Fire near Pueblo, Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes. …" 02:03 .
Wildfires blacken tens of thousands of acres in eastern Oregon
Massive range fires in eastern Oregon have been burning for weeks, blanketing the Northwest in dense smoke.
Wildfire Smoke Blankets the Northwest — No End in Sight
Massive range fires in eastern Oregon have been burning for weeks. The Aspen Acres Fire near Pueblo, Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes. Most of the West faces at least another week of baking heat.
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Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect Killed, 1 Dead, 29 Hurt
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