"You wouldn't think bowling balls would melt," she told The Associated Press by phone from the scene in her Mountain Shadows neighborhood, where she was among residents who were allowed temporary visits to areas most affected by the fire.
More than a week after it sparked on June 23, the Waldo Canyon fire was still being attacked by some 1,500 personnel. But crews working grueling shifts through the hot weekend made progress against the 26-square-mile fire, and authorities said they were confident they finally had built good fire lines in many areas to stop the spread of the flames.
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What happened hundreds of years ago when wildfires started? Did they just burn out eventually,or perhaps burn until they reached a river maybe?Indian tribes must have been in grave danger unless they had advance warning or lived next to a river on which to escape.Lightning would have been the main cause I assume,but tribes also created fires of their own.
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