Several wildfires are burning through Colorado's mountainous Front Range region, threatening popular tourist towns, with evacuations ordered and significant acreage already consumed.
Weather conditions are complicating firefighting efforts, with a heat wave and dry, windy conditions fueling the fires, making containment challenging and posing risks to firefighters.
Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson expressed the severity of the situation, highlighting a fatality, multiple firefighter injuries, and homes destroyed by the wildfires.
The National Weather Service warned of 'dangerous heat' across the country, further complicating the wildfire situation, with record-breaking temperatures expected in the West.
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