A view of the Flagstaff fire west of Boulder, Colo. on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Colorado has endured nearly a week of 100-plus-degree days and low humidity, sapping moisture from timber and grass, creating a devastating formula for volatile wildfires across the state and punishing conditions for firefighters. (AP Photo/Mark Leffingwell, Daily Camera)
June 27, 2012 - 8:10 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - More than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire spreads into the city of Colorado Springs.
El Paso County sheriff's spokeswoman Jackie Kirby said Wednesday that the evacuation orders include residents of the Air Force Academy. Kirby says a number of houses have burned, but no estimate is available.
Kirby says there have been no reports of injuries after the fire spread quickly Tuesday evening into the city. The Waldo Canyon started June 23 and now covers more than 10 square miles (26 square kilometres).
Elsewhere in Colorado, another wildfire has destroyed 257 homes and killed one person.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012