Crews try to keep Colo. wildfire from homes
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Firefighters say a wildfire that has grown to an estimated 400 acres in northern Colorado is 5 percent contained.
Fire officials said Tuesday that the blaze has grown as temperatures rise and the humidity drops, but it is growing in a direction away from homes.
Fire spokeswoman Reghan Cloudman says calls were made to 160 phone numbers telling residents to prepare to leave, just in case.
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Cloudman says the fire is within a quarter mile of some homes. It is burning on federal and private land about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.
Meanwhile in western Colorado, firefighters expected to have a 170-acre fire between Delta and Whitewater fully contained sometime Friday. It was 80 percent contained Tuesday.
That fire was started by lightning. No structures are threatened.