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To: george76

The other two killed were Department of Corrections officers who were acting as volunteer firefighters. Their truck either tried to cross a bridge that had collapsed or their truck caused the bridge to collapse, not very clear in the news report.

I see on radar that some light precipitation is moving through Carbondale. The fire there was just reported again as 1,000 acres and 25% contained. The Ft Carson and Ordway fires were much larger. No news on containment. The size is also confusing, either 9,000 acres each or 9,000 acres combined.


74 posted on 04/16/2008 11:07:38 AM PDT by MtnClimber (Obama: baby is punishment; tax increase is bundle of joy)
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To: MtnClimber

The pictures of the road bridge that collapsed was a total burn. I do not know if that happened before or after the fire truck fell thru.

There was a train bridge in the same picture : also totally destroyed.

The Ordway fire seems to be pretty much contained...unless we get more massive winds.

The Fort Carson fire seems still out of control. They apparently recently evacuated another 500 homes near by ?

Carbondale fire was apparently contained on the flats before it got into the heavy brush and steep hills . That could have mimicked the South Canyon fire ?


76 posted on 04/16/2008 11:50:52 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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