Efforts to contain a large wildfire in southern Idaho by Sunday evening were dashed as winds picked up and the regions grass and sagebrush provided readily available fuel for a blaze estimated at 117 square miles. But conditions improved elsewhere in the West, helping crews gain ground on wildfires in Colorado and Utah. The fast-moving fire west of Twin Falls, Idaho, was first spotted Saturday afternoon and grew to 75,000 acres within 24 hours. The wildfire initially threatened a handful of homes near the hamlet of Roseworth, 25 miles southwest of Twin Falls, but winds shifted and moved the blaze north.
Firefighters battle large blaze in southern Idaho
Monday, July 9th, 2012
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