This wildfire in the U.S. state of Colorado had burned its way through more than 30,500 hectares of land by Saturday.<br/> <br />It's destroyed at least 200 homes in its path and killed a 62-year-old woman who died in her mountain cabin.<br/> <br />It's the state's second largest on record, and the most destructive.<br/> <br />The fire was started by lightning two weeks ago.<br/> <br />Fire fighters in Utah have similar troubles but not so far on the same scale.<br/> <br />They're dropping flame retardant chemicals but gusting winds are hindering the battle.<br/> <br />The flames had scorched some 2300 hectares of land by Saturday, about a third more than the day before.<br/> <br />That fire was started by target shooters near a city landfill site on Thursday.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
