Colorado Boulder wildfire :169 homes destroyed
Courtesy : Washington post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090900874.html Boulder Wildfire Destroys Buildings; Hundreds Of Homes Evacuated First Posted: 09- 6-10 DENVER (AP) — Firefighters ramped up their fight Tuesday against a 3,500-acre wildfire that has forced about 3,000 people to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes near Boulder, including some that belonged to firefighters. Calmer winds were in the forecast and authorities planned to dump two to three times the amount of fire retardant from the air than they did Monday, when gusty winds grounded air tankers for much of the day, Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough said. Calmer winds were in the forecast and authorities planned to dump two to three times the amount of fire retardant f