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Publication Date July 18, 2016

Citing danger, firefighters let some areas of Hayden Pass fire burn

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Public Information Officer Evan Burks watches how the Hayden Pass fire is moving on Thursday afternoon, July 14, 2016. Photo: Sarah Matott, Daily Record

In northern Colorado, the state’s largest fire was burning along the Colorado-Wyoming border. It has blackened more than 35 square miles after starting June 19

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