08/01/2024

One Person Killed in Colorado Wildfires

Blazes continue to torch large areas of the Western U.S.

A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S.

The death came in a fire near the town of Lyons that had burned more than two square miles (five square kilometers) by Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The person’s remains were discovered at one of five homes that burned, Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson said.

Johnson said detectives were assisting the investigation into the death but declined to provide further details

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