Photos: Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate
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Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke obscures the sun as fire approaches a ridge along Highway 36 as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, south of Lyons, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate As smoke rises from mountain ridges, a plane flies over as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Bales of hay and implements sit on a farm as flames illuminate a nearby ridge as a wildfire burns, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Handwritten signs hang on the doors to a closed convenience store as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Flames rise from mountain ridges near a farmstead as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises on mountain ridges as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate As smoke rises from mountain ridges in the background, Colorado State Patrol troopers stop a motorist on Highway 34 as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns while buses sit idle at the high school Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns while motorists head westbound along Highway 34 Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate High winds whip up a cloud of dirt, as neighbors hug while a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns south of Highway 34 Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns near a cafe Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a motorist heads eastbound on Highway 34 while a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rises from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, near Granby, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke obscures the sun along Highway 7 as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Lyons, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate A U.S. Forest Service truck heads past a roadblock into a housing area along Highway 7 as a smoke plume builds from several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Lyons, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate A funnel of smoke builds over a roadblock into a housing area along Highway 7 as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Lyons, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Boulder County, Colo., Sheriff's Department officer stops a truck driver along Highway 36 at a roadblock as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in north of Boulder, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate A plume of smoke rises as several wildfires burn in northern Boulder County Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, near Boulder, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Colorado wildfires force thousands to evacuate Smoke rolls off the foothills as a tractor sits in a field as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, near Hygiene, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)
