<p>A spotter plane and large slurry bomber pass over a burning home in Bolder, Colo., on Tuesday.</p>
September 8, 2010
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September 8, 2010 9 p.m.
Thousands flee fires near Boulder, Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red flames towering skyward. Then came a blinding cloud of smoke and a deafening roar as the fire ripped through the wilderness.