COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—More than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire spread into the Colorado Springs city limits.
El Paso County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jackie Kirby said Wednesday at least six housing subdivisions are included in the evacuation orders, along with residents of the Air Force Academy. Kirby said a number of houses have burned, but no estimate is available.
Kirby says there have been no reports of injuries after the fire spread quickly Tuesday evening toward the city.
To the north in Boulder County, officials evacuated 26 households when a wildfire erupted Tuesday afternoon. In northern Colorado, the 136-square-mile High Park Fire has destroyed 257 homes and killed one woman, authorities said. That fire was triggered by lightning June 9.
