America: Forest fire burns 136 houses

Big fire in the area around Fourmile gorge, near the town of Boulder, Colorado, USA, burned at least 136 houses. This is the most devastating fire in this state's history.

According to the AP, the area of ​​fire extends in an area of ​​about 25 km ² , more than 3,500 people have to evacuate, four people are missing when trying to stay to protect the property. By 9-9 today, there have been no reports of death or casualties and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The risk of many other small fires can spread. Seven of the 19 large tanks of firefighting gas were sent to Colorado. At least two barrels have been used at the fire. This fire in western Boulder only took place in a small area but right in the densely populated area, causing great damage.

In the 2002 forest fire - the " record " of forest fires in Colorado covers an area of ​​526 km ² but due to the occurrence in a remote area, only 133 houses were destroyed.

Firefighters took advantage of the cool weather and light rain to fire but the government admitted they did not handle the incident well. AP said more than 300 firefighters are on the scene and others are on their way. Besides fire fighting, they have many other obstacles in their work such as avoiding broken power lines, rubble, gas and toxic smoke arising from the fire and rattlesnakes evacuating from the forest. . Current conditions are still dangerous for people to return and check their housing condition.

Below are pictures of the fire:

Aircraft spraying fire-retardant chemicals on fire-prevention buildings (Photo: AFP)

A firefighter at the fire on the night of 7-9 (Photo: AFP)

Aircraft sprayed water on nearby forests for fire (Photo: Getty Images)

The scene of a fire taken from a helicopter above (Photo: Getty Images)

Smoke rises all over the mountain peak after the fire (Photo: Getty Images)