Sheriff's officials say they have found eight more homes burned by a northern Colorado wildfire that has burned on almost 92 square miles.
That means the fire has damaged at least 189 homes.
The fire was 50 percent contained Monday.
Fire information officer Brett Haberstick says firefighters are grateful that the wind was relatively calm much of the day Monday. But temperatures have been in the mid-90s and the relative humidity is extremely low at 3 to 5 percent.
Meanwhile, a fire that started Sunday west of Colorado Springs has burned about 1½ square miles and prompted evacuations of cabins and a recreation area near Elevenmile State Park.
Another fire near Pagosa Springs in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 19 square miles and is 30 percent contained.
8 more homes lost in northern Colorado wildfire
POSTED: 08:34 AM MDT Jun 19, 2012
At least 112 homes have been damaged or destroyed by an 81-square-mile wildfire in northern Colorado.
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