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The Colorado fire, burning in a mountainous area about 15 mileswest of Fort Collins , grew to more than 31 square miles within about a day of beingreported and has destroyed or damaged 18 structures. Federal firefighters are on their way to help battle the fire westof Fort Collins. The U.S. Forest Service says a federal team will take over management of the fire onMonday. IN PICTURES: Colorado wildfires The fire on Sunday sent up heavy smoke, obscuring the sun in themiddle of the day. The smell of smoke drifted into the Denver area and smoke spread as far away as central Nebraska , western Kansas and Texas . Strong winds, meanwhile, grounded aircraft fighting a40-square-mile wildfire near the mountain community of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico. Crews were working to build a fire linearound the blaze, which started Friday and has damaged or destroyed36 structures. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the structures lost werehomes. "We're still trying to take a tally," KerryGladden, public information officer for Ruidoso, said late Sundayafternoon. Dan Ware, a spokesman for the New Mexico State Forestry Division, said the number of Ruidoso evacuees was in thehundreds, but he didn't have an exact figure. Karen Takai, a spokeswoman for the Ruidoso fire crews, said smokeis heavily impacting the community of Capitan, about 5 miles to thenortheast. She said Capitan and others could also face evacuation. "Any communities around this fire have the potential of beingevacuated," she said. "If I lived in Capitan, Idefinitely would be prepared. Don't wait until the sheriff's officecomes knocking at your door and tells you to evacuate." Both fires were dwarfed by the Whitewater-Baldy blaze in southwestNew Mexico the largest in the state's history that hascharred 450 square miles of wilderness forest since mid-May. Butthe smaller blazes were especially concerning because they startedmuch closer to more populated areas. Elsewhere Sunday, firefighters were battling a wildfire thatblackened 6 square miles in Wyoming 's Guernsey State Park and forced the evacuation of between 500 and 1,000campers and visitors. Cooler weather was helping firefighters intheir battle against two other wildfires in southern Utah . The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Solar Lawn Lamps Manufacturer , Outdoor Solar Table Lamps, and more. For more , please visit Solar Powered Fence Lights today!
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