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Fireworks banned in fire-ravaged Colorado

CANON CITY, Colo., June 4 (UPI) -- With July 4 approaching, Republican Gov. Bill Owens banned fireworks in state forests and parks Tuesday as firefighters in tinder-dry southern Colorado battled a destructive wildfire that has destroyed 100 homes. The Iron Mountain wildfire near Canon City was one of 37 large wildfires that federal officials said were burning Tuesday in a dozen states.

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