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High Park Fire Eats Up Nearly $30M in Costs

by KREX News Room
by Cori Coffin

Story Created: Jun 26, 2012 at 11:33 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jun 27, 2012 at 7:07 AM MDT

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo.- The High Park Fire in northern Colorado has destroyed a reported 257 homes. Nearly 50 of them are in the Glacier Park subdivision.

The fire has consumed more than 87,000 acres and is now 55 percent contained.

Nearly $30 million has been spent fighting this fire and more than 2,000 personnel are on site.

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