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<p>The ruins of a home destroyed by a wildfire are framed by a child's swing set near Conifer, Colo., on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Two people died in the wildfire that started Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p>

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Hickenlooper stops prescribed burns after wildfire
March 29, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Hickenlooper stops prescribed burns after wildfire

Dozens of homes destroyed near Denver

CONIFER, Colo. - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday suspended the use of state prescribed burns like the one that may have caused a deadly wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes near Denver.