The Aspen Acres fire burning in the Wet Mountains of Southern Colorado grew by about 18,000 acres to more than 73,000 acres since Thursday. In the early morning hours on Friday, the Pueblo County Sheriff evacuated Colorado City, and by afternoon, everyone in the community of Wet…
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