A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver has crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.
A ranger keeps watch on a closed hiking trail as smoke rises from a wiladland fire burning ridges near the Ken Caryl Ranch development Wednesday, July 31, 2024, southwest of Littleton, Colo. – A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes, but authorities said Thursday morning they were hopeful to save hundreds of threatened residences as they grapple with sweltering temperatures and firefighters suffering heat exhaustion.
Five firefighters were injured Wednesday, including four who had heat exhaustion, said Mark Techmeyer with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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