CONIFER, Colo. (AP)—Bolstered by reinforcements, fire crews were focusing Wednesday on building containment lines around the 7-square-mile wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in the mountains southwest of Denver and may have claimed two lives.
About 400 firefighters from several states, including expert hotshot teams, were at the blaze and fire managers hoped to get help from air tankers for a second straight day. The fire, which broke out Monday, has quickly spread because strong winds. Until now, firefighters have been focused on protecting homes.
“We're going to try to take a bite out of this fire,” Jefferson County sheriff's office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said.
As crews dig lines around the fire's perimeter, a search team is using dogs to look for a woman missing in the fire zone. Her home was among 28 destroyed or damaged in the blaze.
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