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Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Ravage Utah and Colorado

Forecasters say the fires may grow rapidly, and parts of Colorado have been ordered to evacuate

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Fires are raging in the arid Southwest after a warm winter. Forecasters say the fires may grow rapidly, and parts of Colorado have been ordered to evacuate.

  1. Frame 1Officials order Colorado evacuations as Utah-Colorado wildfires kill three federal firefighters and raise rapid-growth safety risks.
  2. Frame 2Forecasters say the fires may grow rapidly, and parts of Colorado have been ordered to evacuate.
  3. Frame 3Blazes across Utah and Colorado led both governors to declare states of emergency.
  4. Frame 4Three firefighters were killed and two were injured while battling massive wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday.
  5. Frame 5The firefighters were part of a federal response team assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires.
  6. Frame 6The firefighters deployed emergency shelters during the burnover incident in Mesa County, Colorado, the Interior Department said.
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Jun 28, 11:19 PM EDT
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