FORT CARSON, Colo., April 16 (UPI) -- Colorado firefighters said Wednesday they hoped an approaching cold front would bring snow or rain to help them battle a stubborn and dangerous wildfire.
The wind-whipped blaze had burned nearly 10,000 acres on the western outskirts of Fort Carson, forcing the evacuation of homes and contributing to three deaths.
"We are waiting for the cold front to pass through," Steve Segin of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center told the Denver Post. "Snow and rain, that's what firefighters are waiting on."
Weather forecasts called for a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the Fort Carson area. The storms could bring rain but also keep winds on the blustery side.
Two volunteer firefighters were killed when a bridge collapsed as their truck attempted to cross, the newspaper said. Also killed was the pilot of a crop-duster tanker plane that went down near Fort Carson Tuesday.
