The Black Forest fire is burning about 16 miles from my home in Colorado Springs, CO. It has been burning since Tuesday and so far 360 homes have been destroyed and 2 people have lost their lives. It is heart breaking to know that so many are evacuated from their homes and then to see houses burning on the news. I personally know of at least one friend who has been evacuated and 2 who are on pre-evacuation. Please pray for a quick end to this disaster.
This is a little too familiar for us in the Colorado Springs area. It has been almost a year since the Waldo Canyon fire that destroyed 346 homes.
Update...
ReplyDeleteAs of Sunday (6/16/13) the fire is 65% contained and 485 homes have been completely destroyed. Fortunately we have had some rain over the last few days, which has helped the firefighters.