Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate, blaze 'just exploded' to 8,700 acres
Thousands of residents in Colorado have been forced to flee from a fast-moving wildfire that's already destroyed dozens of homes, according to officials. The Calwood Fire has now grown to at least 8,788 acres in Boulder County, which is now the largest blaze in the county's history, Mike Wagner, a division chief with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, said Sunday during a briefing. "It just exploded," Wagner said after the blaze erupted on Saturday.