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Black Forest Fire Colorado’s Most Destructive
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Black Forest Fire Colorado’s Most Destructive

Colorado wasn’t forecast to have an unusually high wildfire risk this year, but when temperatures soared above 100°F in Denver on June 11—the earliest ever for triple digits—all bets were off. On the same day, the Black Forest fire erupted. A week later, more than 500 homes were destroyed and two lives lost northeast of Colorado Springs.

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