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The most destructive wildfire to strike Colorado so far this year has burned down more than 300 homes, leaving a trail of devastation for the families who lived in them.<\/p>

For the first time since the fires tore through their neighborhoods, residents who lost their homes are now being permitted to return to their properties to see what, if anything, remains.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colorado’s most destructive wildfire of the year has leveled more than 300 homes, leaving hundreds of families without a place to live. Authorities have only recently begun allowing displaced residents to return to what remains of their properties. The disaster marks a devastating chapter for the communities affected by the blaze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":98667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784624449011.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-pFq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56934,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-wildfire-destroys-nearly-90-homes-officials-warn-of-more-evacuations\/","url_meta":{"origin":98668,"position":0},"title":"Georgia Wildfire Destroys Nearly 90 Homes, Officials Warn of More Evacuations","author":"Admin","date":"April 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A devastating wildfire in rural Georgia has consumed nearly 90 homes and forced around 200 residents to evacuate. 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