Colorado Wildfire Contained

Residents allowed to return to Boulder homes

Crews walk towards the fire as they battle the Sunshine Fire in the Sunshine canyon area of Boulder, Colo. on Sunday, March 19, 2017. The small wildfire forced people from their homes early Sunday and ignited dead trees that exploded into black plumes of smoke, authorities and residents said. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP)

 

P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of residents were allowed to return to their homes in the foothills just outside this university city on Monday as firefighters make progress against a wildfire possibly sparked by transient campers in the area.

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The fire spread to about 70 acres, but firefighters fully contained it Monday afternoon by building lines

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Residents allowed to return to Boulder homes   P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of residents were allowed to return to their homes in the foothills just outside this university city on Monday as firefighters make progress against a wildfire possibly sparked by transient campers in the area. The fire spread […]

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