Wildfires

Wildfires in Colorado - Update

Two people are dead due to the Black Forest fire, which continues to rage virtually unchecked about five miles northeast of Colorado Springs. More than 360 homes have now been destroyed and around 38,000 people have been evacuated.

According to the Colorado Office of Emergency Management, the fire continues to burn juniper and pinon trees on both sides of the Royal Gorge Bridge and is only 5% contained.

The fires had burned more than 15,000 acres by late Thursday morning.

Wildfires in Oregon

Two large wildfires burning about 25 miles west of the Owyhee Reservoir in eastern Oregon have burned more than 25 000 acres but should be contained sometime Friday.