Colorado's raging wildfire was started by two men and a campfire

Cold Springs Fire in Colorado
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Authorities believe that the Cold Springs Fire raging in Colorado was started by one campfire gone awry. Two men, Jimmy Suggs, 28, and Zackary Kuykendall, 26, reportedly failed to properly put out a campfire that they lit overnight while camping. Winds and dry weather allowed the fire to continue smoldering, before it spread through the campsite.

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