The structure was built 50 years ago in the footprint of an 1800s trading post to celebrate the nations bicentennial.

Each person who entered the area on Monday had a card verifying they owned a home that was completely destroyed by the fire.

The more than 150-square-mile fire is now one of the largest and most destructive in state history.

For many rural Colorado families, evacuating means finding safety for more than a few animals.

The Warehouses’ Chef James Africano is renovating the venue space into a grocery store

Beside Colorado’s oldest church, Alphonso Abeyta created a sanctuary using more than 50,000 adobe bricks and traditional knowledge passed down in the San Luis Valley.

Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his chief of staff, Wayne Williams, say their partnership is a return to American values, as the nation marks 250 years.

The fire has burned across more than 73,000 acres in Custer and Pueblo counties.

Currently, the fire is still 0% contained.

The groups said Colorado Springs disenfranchises minority voters by having elections in the spring. The city said the timing actually leads to better civic engagement.