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Ordway Colorado: LODD - Bridge Collapse - 1 Firefighter dead

The wildfires in Ordway, Colorado are causing more damage as the small town Ordway has already lost three lives in Colordao.

Including the SEAT pilot this would indicate at least two Colorado firefighters have died fighting these massive wind driven wildfires, The 6,500 acre fire in Ordway Colorado and the 2,000 acre Wildfire in Fort Carson area- More details to come

This is the second fire to break out Tuesday after the Fort Carson fire. Ordway, Colorado in Crowley County is 46 miles East of Pueblo, Colorado and 76 miles southeast of Colorado Springs.
And at least two civilians have died.

CROWLEY COUNTY - Two firefighters killed while battling the raging wildfires in Ordway and the 2,000 acre Wildfire in Fort Carson area.

Terry Devore and another firefighter were crossing a bridge while riding in a fire truck. The bridge collapsed, trapping the two men underneath.

The name of the second firefighter has not yet been released.

Source: By Wildfires Today - United States Wildland Fire News

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