Crews Box in Colorado Wildfire as Investigators Seek Cause

Karen England Horan with her son Robert, right, as they sift through the remains of her condo looking for jewelry and family heirlooms after it was destroyed by a wildfire that swept through her neighborhood in Louisville, Colo. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

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By Associated Press

January 4, 2022 at 5:05 AM UTC

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January 4, 2022 at 11:25 PM UTC

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Louisville, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado firefighters boxed in the winter wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other structures to keep it from spreading as high winds raked the area Tuesday, dousing smoldering hot spots to ensure residents didn't have to flee again.

About 200 firefighters on patrol tamped down embers in blackened homes and surrounding tinder-dry grassland as winds reaching 60 mph (96 kph) descended from the Rocky Mountains into the suburban areas affected by the wildfire between Denver and Boulder.