Colorado infernos likely to grow: ’Whatever is in its way, it’s going to take’

Anxiety chokes central Colorado like the smoke smothering its skies. Two ferocious wildfires are roaring across the region, scorching thousands of acres and devouring dozens of homes. "This part, not knowing if I have a house or not is the worst," said Paula Warren, one of thousands of residents forced to flee as the Black Forest Fire closed in on her home northeast of Colorado Springs. "I thought I had about an hour, and it turned out to be about 20 minutes," she said. "I had a pillowcase full of socks, and that’s basically all I have."