Colorado fire

Samantha Marison, an AmeriCorps volunteer firefighter assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, removes wood fuel to help contain a spot fire in an evacuated area north of Colorado Springs. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press)

June 12, 2013 8:35 PM PT

The Black Forest wildfire, one of four burning in Colorado, has destroyed scores of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate.

A helicopter makes another evening water run as the Black Forest fire burns out of control Wednesday. (Bryan Oller / Associated Press)

The Black Forest fire destroyed a number of homes and forced thousands to evacuate northeast of Colorado Springs. (Bryan Oller / Associated Press)

Shad and Melisa Dohl watch a wildfire in the Black Forest area. (Ed Andrieski / Associated Press)

Tom Smith removes tree limbs in an effort to protect a friend’s home from advancing flames in the Black Forest area. (Mark Reis / Associated Press)

Firefighters burn off fuel in an evacuated neighborhood in hopes of stopping the advancing wildfire north of Colorado Springs. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press)