Wildfire Encroaches on Homes Near Denver

August 1st, 4:30 PM EDT

By NEWSnet Digital Team

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DENVER (NEWSnet/AP) — A wildfire on the edge of Denver crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.

Authorities said they are hopeful to save hundreds of threatened residences as they grapple with sweltering temperature and firefighters suffering heat exhaustion.

Quarry Fire southwest of the Denver suburb of Littleton encroached on several large subdivisions. Neighborhoods with nearly 600 homes were ordered to evacuate after the fire of unknown origin spread quickly overnight Tuesday.

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Five firefighters were injured Wednesday, including four who had heat exhaustion, said Mark Techmeyer with Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

To the north, near Lyons, Colorado, officials reported making progress on Stone Canyon Fire that has killed one person and destroyed five houses.

Additional large fires were reported in Idaho, southeast Montana and north Texas.

Nearly 100 large fires are burning throughout the western U.S. The largest, California’s Park Fire, has burned more than 400 houses and other structures, officials said Thursday.

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