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A look at some of the major wildfires burning in Colorado:

HIGH PARK

Location: 15 miles west of Fort Collins.

Size: 130 square miles or 83,205 acres.

Containment: 45 percent.

Deaths: 1.

Homes destroyed: 248.

Start date: June 9.

Cause: Lightning.

Firefighting costs: $29.6 million.

Firefighting resources: 19 helicopters, five air tankers, 170 engines, 2,037 personnel.

WALDO CANYON

Location: Pike National Forest west of Colorado Springs.

Size: 5.3 square miles or 3,400 acres.

Containment: 0 percent.

Deaths: None reported.

Homes destroyed: None reported.

Start date: June 23.

Cause: Under investigation.

Firefighting costs: None reported.

Firefighting resources: 450 personnel.

WOODLAND HEIGHTS

Location: Estes Park.

Size: 0.04 square mile or 27 acres.

Containment: 100 percent.

Deaths: None reported.

Homes destroyed: 22.

Start date: June 24.

Cause: Not reported.

Firefighting costs: None reported.

Firefighting resources: None reported.

LITTLE SAND

Location: 13 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs.

Size: 34 square miles or 21,616 acres.

Containment: 31 percent.

Deaths: None reported.

Homes destroyed: None reported.

Start date: May 13.

Cause: Lightning.

Firefighting costs: $5.2 million.

Firefighting resources: 196 personnel.

WEBER

Location: 6 miles south of Mancos.

Size: 13 square miles or 8,300 acres.

Containment: 0 percent.

Deaths: None reported.

Homes destroyed: None reported.

Start date: June 22.

Cause: Human, under investigation.

Firefighting costs: $245,000.

Firefighting resources: 164 personnel.

TREASURE

Location: 5 miles northeast of Leadville

Size: 0.5 square mile or 320 acres.

Containment: 10 percent.

Deaths: None reported.

Homes destroyed: None reported.

Start date: None reported.

Cause: Human.

Firefighting costs: None reported.

Firefighting resources: 73 personnel.

Sources: National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Forest Service, Larimer County Sheriff’s Department.

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