The raging Colorado wildfires: A slideshow
Firefighters are finally gaining the edge on the state's worst wildfires. Here, a look at the devastation, and the struggle to get out of harm's way
By The Week Staff | July 6, 2012
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ains helped cool Colorado's massive wildfires on Wednesday and Thursday, but not before the worst of the blazes, the Waldo Canyon fire, had become the most destructive in the state's history. Flames scorched 28 square miles in and around Colorado Springs, killing two people and destroying 350 homes. Click through for a look at the fight against the devastating fires in Colorado and across the West:
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