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    Posted June 24, 2012 by
    Vlad3214
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    Colorado
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    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    Colorado and Utah wildfires

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    No Relief in Sight Sunday for Colorado Springs Fire

     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     From her home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Vlad3214 documented a plume of smoke forming over Waldo Canyon on June 24. "There is a visibly thick haze surrounding the mountain range and the west side of the city," she says. "Last night, most of the city was covered in ash and thick smoke." She reports that the U.S. Forest Service will be mobilizing air support to drop fire retardant on the blaze.
    - stein0726, CNN iReport producer

    The Waldo Canyon wildfire in Colorado Springs continued to rage on Sunday. Pike's Peak is totally obscured by billowing clouds of smoke and flame. Smoke and flames are visible from many areas of the city. The containment of the fire is still at zero percent and has burned more than 2500 acres of woodland and residential area. Currently, there are no reports of structural damage or human fatality. The most concerning event of Sunday's fire was the possibility that the fire could turn back toward the west side of Colorado Springs and jump across Highway 24. While evacuations were lifted for the west side of Colorado Springs Sunday, Manitou Springs, a suburb of the Springs which was under mandatory evacuation, is now evacuated at 98%. Highway 24 was closed in both directions along with the Pike's Peak Highway. It appears at this time that the Waldo Canyon wildfire is moving into Teller County, the closest county to border El Paso county to the north and west. At this time, it appears that the most intense area of concern and operations is over the threatened Cedar Heights neighborhood that is just adjacent of The Garden of the Gods Park.

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