5:51am

Tue June 12, 2012
Wildfires

High Park Fire Has Grown to One of The Largest in Colorado History

Credit Dave Dennis / KUNC
Smoke and some visible flame pour off a mountain top as part of the High Park Fire. Photo taken on June 11th, 2012
  • KUNC’s Kirk Siegler reports on the High Park Fire for NPR.

Crews are struggling to get the upper hand on several large, destructive wildfires burning across the parched southern Rockies. In Colorado, the High Park Fire that sparked over the weekend has quickly grown to be one the largest wildfires in state history.

KUNC’s Kirk Siegler has more.

 

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