Wildfires burn through Colorado (40 images)

Colorado Springs residents Ryan Zeleznikar (right) and Steve Barton (left) watch the winds push the Waldo Canyon Fire into the Garden of the Gods and Mountain Shadows neighborhoods in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 26, 2012. The fire exploded Tuesday afternoon after dramatic shifts in the wind and destroyed numerous homes. UPI/Trevor Brown Jr.

Colorado Springs resident Tom Robb watches the winds push the Waldo Canyon Fire into the Garden of the Gods and Mountain Shadows neighborhoods in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 26, 2012. The fire exploded Tuesday afternoon after dramatic shifts in the wind and destroyed numerous homes. UPI/Trevor Brown Jr.

Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach (center) and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper hold a press conference during the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs on June 26, 2012. The fire exploded earlier in the afternoon after dramatic shifts in the wind, subsequently destroying numerous homes. UPI/Trevor Brown Jr.

Trees go up in flames as dramatic shifts in the winds pushed the Waldo Canyon fire into the foothills neighborhoods west of Colorado Springs, Colorado destroying numerous homes on June 26, 2012. The cause of the blaze is unknown. UPI/Trevor Brown Jr.