Officials say that the Waldo Canyon fire, which began on June 23 and has killed two people and burnt 350 homes, is “90 percent contained” and will be “fully contained by Friday”.
Power companies continue to bring more customers back on line in states from Ohio east to Virginia as they work to repair power lines brought down by last Friday’s powerful derecho.
However, more than 500,000 customers still don’t have power in the states pummelled by Friday’s storm, NPR reported, citing AP.
In West Virginia alone, about 250,000 are without electricity, says The Charleston Gazette.
The heatwave that has made life even more miserable for those without power continues.
“Wildfires in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado sent haze and smoke across Colorado’s Front Range, prompting air-quality health advisories as firefighters warned of growing fires in sparsely populated areas,” AP reported.
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