FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 3 (UPI) -- Rain and snow helped temper a wildfire in northern Colorado Sunday morning, but it was not yet contained, firefighters said.
Rehgan Cloudman of the U.S. Forest Service told The Denver Post more than 300 homes remain evacuated after the Crystal fire spread rapidly to 2,000 acres in the mountains outside Fort Collins Saturday night.
"We do know there has been damage out there, we just don't know what that is," Cloudman said. "Right now, getting a handle on the fire is where we need to focus our energy."
Two hundred firefighters were heading to the scene, with a heavy air tanker, a heavy helicopter and a single engine air tanker on standby.
The (Fort Collins) Coloradoan reported Sunday the blaze broke out Friday on private land and was quickly spread by stiff winds in the area. A sheriff's spokesman said it was "highly likely" that some homes and cabins in the area had burned, but it was not yet known for certain.
Meanwhile, a fire that broke out Saturday northeast of Greeley was fully contained during the night, but not before consuming 1,800-2,000 acres.
A spokesman for the Weld County Sheriff's Department told KUSA-TV that farmers in the area were being urged to hold off on any planned burning for the time being.
