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Several Western States See More Acres Burned in 2012

by KREX News Room

Story Created: Dec 28, 2012 at 11:58 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 29, 2012 at 12:32 AM MDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)- It was a busy year for firefighters in Colorado and several other western states.

Statistics from the National Interagency Fire Center, show more than 9.2 million acres have been charred by wildfires so far, this year.

That's more land burned in 2012, than the previous year.

In Colorado, the worst fire season in a decade has yet to be fully extinguished with a blaze smoldering within Rocky Mountain National Park.

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