Ranchers, farmers help volunteer firefighters battle lightning-caused fire

Several fires in southeastern Colorado burned homes and forced people to evacuate as small fire departments raced to try and get ahead of the flames. Ranchers said the dry weather and lightning made for the perfect storm Sunday night.

"This fire was started by a lightning strike," said Matt Neuhold, who lives and ranches in Lamar. "As soon as it hit with the 30 mph winds, it didn’t take but a matter of minutes to burn up a couple hundred acres."


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