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4 homes completely destroyed, several others damaged, many outbuildings (haven't counted them all yet) and 200 cattle perished.
The 2nd largest grass fire in recent Colorado history ( I am sure that lightning-sparked grass fires in the 1800's and early 1900's probably were bigger because no one tried to put them out). Overall the 6th largest wildfire in Colorado. The other 2 large grass fires on the eastern plains were in the epic drought year of 2012. The Last Chance fire burned 44,000 acres and the Heartstrong fire burned 24,000 acres.
The fire was contained with lots of help from local farmers who cut fire lines to prevent the fire from reaching Haxtun. News Link
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