Wildfires

Wildfires - Colorado, USA _ Update

The so-called 416 Fire in southwest Colorado had burned nearly 17,000 acres (6,880 hectares) by Sunday afternoon, an area larger than Manhattan. More than 800 firefighters were battling the blaze located north of Durango, which was 10 percent contained. The fire had burned about 9,000 acres (3,640 hectares) by early on Saturday, according to an aerial survey. A mandatory evacuation order was issued on Sunday for 859 residences, bringing the total number of homes under evacuation to about 2,000