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Cool air, low winds slow wildfire

DENVER, June 21 (UPI) -- Colorado fire officials say cooler weather and low winds helped slow the movement of the Mato Vega wildfire in southern Colorado.

The fire, which had raced like a freight rain for seven miles Monday, had stalled Wednesday about a mile from the Paradise Acres subdivision, fire information officer Karl Brauneis told the Rocky Mountain News.

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About 300 homes have been evacuated, KKTV reported.

The fire, which was started by lightning, doubled in size to almost 9,000 acres Tuesday as high temperatures and steady winds kept fire crews scrambling across the state, the Denver Post reported.

The fire covered 11,800 acres Wednesday afternoon.

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