Dozens of homeowners in northern Colorado have been issued with evacuation notices to escape wildfires fanned by winds and a severe drought, as fears grew that federal agencies were stretched.
The White House was under growing pressure on Tuesday to approve new air tankers for the forest service, whose ageing air fleet has been falling into disrepair.
The national interagency fire centre reported 19 active fires burning in nine states on Tuesday, including the Colorado fire which was burning about 15 miles from the town of Fort Collins. Evacuation notices were issued in Larimer County.
New Mexico was fighting two active fires, including one that is already the largest in the state's recorded history.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/12/colorado-wildfire-evacuations-government-response
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