Firefighters in Colorado had the Black Forest fire 65 percent contained Sunday, and authorities said all residents of the area were accounted for, according to UPI. Authorities said the wildfire, which started Tuesday, had taken two lives while consuming 485 homes and blackening 14,198 acres, The Denver Post reported. About 1,175 personnel were working to control the blaze. "There's no further loss of life," El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa told reporters at a noon news conference. Hundreds of people might have to wait until Thursday before they will be allowed to return to their homes, the newspaper said.
