Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Colorado National Guard Joins Fight Against West Fork Complex Fire

The Colorado National Guard has now joined the fight against the West Fork Complex Fire.

They bring the total to more than thirteen hundred firefighters backed by at least nineteen aircraft.

Three fires are contained within the complex, which is now over eighty thousand acres.

Their growth has been pushed by winds, which officials hope will fade away over Tuesday.

The entire town of South Fork, Colorado remains evacuated due to the threat posed, as well as several camp grounds.

Worries are that Creede and other towns may also have to be evacuated.

At this point there is zero containment and authorities admit that some of the areas might not be fully extinguished for months.

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