They were describing it as "epic". Now the term being used by Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich Brown for the blaze slowly engulfing his town is "monster".

Gusting prairie winds have swept the Waldo Canyon fire into the state's second largest city and the US Air Force Academy is also under threat.

The latest figure for the number of people evacuated was 35,000 and rising.

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