Cooler weather could help effort to douse Colorado wildfire

WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) — Cooler and calmer weather on Tuesday should help crews fighting a wildfire in southern Colorado that mushroomed to 24 square miles in its first day, officials said.
The fire was reported before dawn Monday east of the small town of Westcliffe near the Rocky Mountain foothills.
Gusty winds helped it spread quickly, destroying one home and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. The winds also grounded water-dropping helicopters.
The fire sent up large plumes o