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Reuters5:34 p.m. CDT, July 1, 2012
(Adds areas where mandatory evacuations being lifted, byline)By Adrees Latif
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 1 (Reuters) - Residents began
returning to charred areas of Colorado Springs on Sunday after
the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history forced tens of
thousands of people from their homes and left the landscape a
blackened wasteland.Bears and burglars posed further danger to home owners who
headed back to towns and cities after the fire, which killed two
people.
The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire has scorched 17,659 acres
(7,149 hectares), burned 346 homes and devastated communities
around Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city, since
it began eight days ago.
Governor John Hickenlooper said he believed the worst was
over and almost all of the seven blazes were under control.
"Now we're beginning to look at how do we rebuild and begin
the recovery. But we also know that Mother Nature can be pretty
fickle out there, so we're keeping ourselves very alert,"
