Black Forest Fire destroys 511 homes, fire zone reopens to public Saturday

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kdvr.com Brook WayJune- 19,2013

 

BLACK FOREST, Colo. –Authorities increased the number of homes destroyed in the Black Forest Fire from 509 to 511 Friday. They also said the entire fire zone would be reopened to the public on Saturday morning.

It was declared fully contained Thursday evening.

Besides the 511 homes it destroyed, 28 were damaged. The good news is 3,653 homes were unaffected in the fire zone.

“We will restore this community. We will rebuild. We are going to come back stronger”, El Paso County Commissioner Daryl Glenn said.

 

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