Firefighters in Colorado grapple with strong winds
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Clifford Armion
le 18/06/2012
Matt Pearce
High winds forced Colorado firefighters to ground support helicopters Sunday but had little effect on the most destructive blaze in state history, officials said.The Larimer County Sheriff's Office said containment remained at 45%, with the 56,480-acre fire spreading about 1,500 acres.
"That's pretty low growth, considering what this fire has done, and especially considering that red-flag warning" for high winds, sheriff's spokeswoman Jennifer Hillmann said.
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"Firefighters in Colorado grapple with strong winds", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2012. Consulté le 22/09/2023. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/firefighters-in-colorado-grapple-with-strong-winds