Colorado in fire! by Barbora Misakova

Fire is a good servant, but very evil master. Many of 3,500 evacuated from Colorado’s Boulder could convince of truthfulness of this saying. A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountains became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history. The reported loss of homes surpassed even that of the 2002 Hayman fire in southern Colorado – this time, in just three days at least 135 homes had been destroyed by blaze. While thousands of people are waiting for information if their homes survived this raging wildfire, aggression and anger is growing. And even though residents of four neighborhoods were allowed to return home today morning, it is not clear ! how many homes that involves and when will be the rest of people allowed to return back home as well. Firefighters are doing their best to hold any part of the 20-mile-long fire perimeter. “I understand people are angry, they are anxious, they want to go home.” said Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. But as he asked people: “Please be patient with us.” Firefighters tried to take advantage of cooler temperatures and light rain, but it is not enough and firefighting costs are enormous high anyway – they have reached amount of $2.1 million so far. Fortunately there have been no deaths or injuries reported, but four people remain missing as some residents have stayed behind and risked their lives to try to save their homes. While 500 firefighters and support personnel are at the fire, crews are also dealing with downed power lines, debris, poison ivy and rattlesnakes. The whole situation is even complicated because of propane tanks situated in the a! rea.

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