Colorado Springs Fires - 32,000 people have been evacuated

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This is the Waldo Canyon fire. Winds grew to 65mph this afternoon and the fire went over the fire-breaks.

The Air Force Academy and surrounding neighborhood have been evacuated.

Interstare I-25 has been closed north of Colorado SPrings in order to allow local people use the highway to evacuate.

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You can follow on Twitter #waldocanyonfire

[Dallas59]

Colorado Springs Photos on Flickr

[Jemian]

My daughter, her husband, and their dog are among the 32,000. Pray for all the evacuees.

[KC Burke]

The pictures of home burning on the edge of Colorado Springs that they are showing on the weather channel are terrible.

[Dallas59]

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It’s worse than those pictures are showing

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Yes. The fire is stretched out for what looks like a mile or more and it looks like it’s coming down into neighborhoods.

[Linda Frances]

I have a lot of relatives and friends in the Springs. My sister posted a picture on facebook of the fire from the Citadel Mall and it was scary. My niece, who lives on the West side of 25 has been evacuated. My sister said there is ash everywhere and everything smells like smoke. Close friends live near the zoo/Cheyenne mt and I'm really concerned about them. I'm there 3 to 4 times a year, and it's so sad to see what is happening. I wish I knew how to post pictures on here. The picture of the fire from the mall is so scary.

[Earthdweller]

Terrible. So sorry for those folks.

[pollywog]

praying for your family.

[mozarky2]

I’m so screwed-arriving in Colorado Springs for vacation July 8. Oh, well-as long as The Loop is serving those Grande Margaritas, I’ll be OK!

Prayers for everyone there. I have very fond memories of my last visit to CS.

[marygonzo]

This is so sad. So many families affected because of this horrible arson. These fires are all arson.

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I haven’t heard anything about the zoo. However, one of the evacuation sites is a Cheyenne Mtn school, so I would think that area is okay

[redlegplanner]

we are losing many houses tonight.

there is no end game at this time.

firefighters from pueblo and denver on the way, but it is a fire storm.

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They are calling it a firestorm of epic proportions

[redlegplanner]

zoo is ok right now

[KC Burke]

If the Waldo Canyon fire has come this far down hill and east with the southeast winds caused by outflow boundaries from isolated and largely dry storm cells , what in hell has happened to Woodland Park?

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Thanks

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“what in hell has happened to Woodland Park?”

I don’t know. Maybe redlegplanner can answer that

[redlegplanner]

prevailing wind has kept it at the mouth of ute pass and north of hwy 24

As I understand the plan, if it gets into the pass, they are not going to try and stop it in the pass - i.e green mountain falls, cascade etc will be sacrificed.

they will try and block east / south of woodland park