RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA home was destroyed by the Beulah Hill wildfire near the town of Beulah, in Pueblo County on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA view of structures destroyed by the Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostHorses stand in a field that did not burn in Pueblo County during the Beulah Hill fire, which has burned structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostFire crews watch over a home in Pueblo County during the Buelah Hill fire on Oct. 3, 2016, near the town of Beulah. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA firefighter works the fire line in Pueblo County during the Beulah Hill fire near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation status.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostJoe McWilliams, center, a rancher, watches the fire grow after he and other neighbors used their tractors to dig fire lines as a wildfire in Pueblo County burns near the town of Beulah, on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County burns near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA firefighter works the fire line near the town of Beulah in Pueblo County during a wildfire on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 3, 2016. Residents in the area were placed on pre-evacuation notice.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCows stand in a field that was burned during the Beulah Hill fire in Pueblo County that has destroyed structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostBystanders are blocked from accessing a road shut down by the burning Beulah Hill fire, which has destroyed structures near the town of Beulah in Pueblo County on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostBeulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Beulah Hill fire destroys structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA view of the Beulah Hill fire, which has destroyed structures near the town of Beulah in Pueblo County on Oct. 4, 2016.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA burned out tank sits after the Beulah Hill fire tore through this part of Pueblo County, destroying structures near the town of Beulah on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
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A home was destroyed by the Beulah Hill wildfire near the town of Beulah, in Pueblo County on Oct. 4, 2016. About 1,950 residents were forced to evacuate.
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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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on Monday destroyed at least seven structures and prompted dozens of evacuations over a wide area around the town of Beulah. By Monday evening, the fire, first spotted east of Beulah near Colorado Highway 78 at about 12:30 p.m., had ravaged 2,400 acres, according to the county sheriff’s office.
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Updated Oct. 4, 2016 at 6:55 p.m. Because of a source’s error, information previously published that a school and post office had been destroyed were incorrect. Neither structure was destroyed, officials said on Tuesday.