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High Park Wildfire in Colorado Consumes 80,000 Acres and Hundreds of Homes

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:10:44 +0000

Hundreds of homes and more than 80,000 acres of land have been destroyed in the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, CO. And while local radio station K99 reports the blaze is about 45 percent contained, the high temperatures and low humidity predicted on Monday are causing concern.

Fire Claims Nashville Legend Jack Clement's Home and Studio

Jeff Giles — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:56:01 +0000

More than four decades of history went up in smoke on Saturday, when country music legend Cowboy Jack Clement lost his Nashville home in a blaze that also claimed his well-trafficked studio.

The 80-year-old Clement and his girlfriend escaped unharmed, along with their three cats and Clement’s guitar collection — including his prize possession, a 1951 Gibson J200 that was once scratched by Elvis Presley’s belt buckle. “I got my baby,” said Clement. “That guitar means more to me than the house.”

Wildfires Burn in 12 States; 11,000 Evacuated

Stephanie Berning — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:09:46 +0000

As the largest wildfire in Arizona state history continued to burn in the eastern central part of the state on Wednesday, firefighters in 11 other states were busy battling blazes. Over 10,000 firefighters were working to contain 53 large wildfires, with more than 7,000 working in Arizona and New Mexico, CNN reported. In Arizona, flames [...]