that erupted in the foothills west of denver, forcing thousands to evacuate and now being allowed to return home. although small in acreage, the blue bell fire burned dangerously close to homes. the blaze, the latest outbreak of flames raging out west, from colorado to the tres lagunas fire, to the powerhouse fire in california. this consuming much in their path. this hill, that pill, and this hill right close to the house. devastating and i feel bad for my neighbors. feel really lucky for the firefighters to have saved our house. reporter: the wildfire in new mexico, spread over 8,000 acres, forcing residents in 100 homes to evacuate. nerve-wracking not knowing if your land is okay or not. reporter: true to its name, the powerhouse fire packed a punch, scorching more than 30,000 acres of lan, threatening
32,000 acre powerhouse fire has burned six homes to the ground. let s get the latest on that situation from stephanie elam, live in lake hughes, california this morning, where at least they are containing some of the fire at this point, right, stephanie? that s true and actually we ve got good numbers there are christine. the fire about 60% contained and looking for full containment by monday, that s good news here. but while that is the situation we re seeing here, on other fires, not much progress being made so far. into the night, firefighters in colorado bat lung a fire that erupted in the foothills west of denver. thousands forced to evacuate, now being allowed to return home. the blue bell fire burned dangerously close to homes. from colorado to the tres la
yeah. and they are talking about a certain region around here the time it burned. yes, a lot of brush here. it was the right kindle for a fire. what a difference a day makes. it s easier to breathe. while you take a look, it is still closed to mainly everybody else. but people are allowed to come in here and get to their homes. that s good news. but it s not the same situation throughout the western region. into the night, firefighters in colorado battling a wildfire that erupted in the foothills west of denver monday forcing thousands to evacuate are now being allowed to return home. the blue bell fire burned dangerously close to homes. it is the latest outbreak from out west. from colorado to santa fe, new