LIVERMORE, Colo.—Lower temperatures and higher humidity are helping crews assigned to a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northern Colorado.
The fire, which started Monday about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, had prompted officials to evacuate about 80 homes, but all residents were allowed to return by Friday night. No buildings have been damaged, and the blaze is about 45 percent contained.
Reghan Cloudman with the U.S. Forest Service says the area received about .15 inches of rain Saturday morning, and more is possible. Temperatures were expected to remain in the 50s throughout the day.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 56-year-old James J. Weber of Fort Collins started the fire with an outdoor stove while camping in the Roosevelt National Forest.
More than 500 firefighters are on hand to help fight the blaze.
