Cooler weather today and an increase in humidity have helped firefighters get up to fifty-five percent containment on the High Park Fire in Colorado.
During the course of it's twelve day progress, to nearly 66,000 acres, the fire has killed one person, burned nearly two hundred homes, and has already cost more than fifteen million dollars.
Whilst only the second largest fire, in Colorado history, it is by far the most destructive and costly.
Over 1,900 firefighters backed by over 130 engines, seventeen helicopters, and eleven aircraft are battling the blaze.
Despite the good news of today, incident commander Bill Hahnenberg now says that the fire might not be fully stopped for months.
Summer has just begun, meaning warmer temperatures are ahead, and a lot of the terrain the fire is gaining in is extremely difficult to reach; the mix of which will only drag it's term out.
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