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http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070622/NEWS/70622003

MESA — Winds whipped a brush fire into a roaring inferno in Mesa Thursday evening, quickly torching three homes west of Highway 65, threatening the town and commanding fire support from nearly a dozen authorities.

The fire started along Mesa Creek near the address 11073 Highway 65, and rapidly moved south to north, threatening the town of 500.
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Jon Roberts, 25, of 11223 Highway 65, said that while he was driving home, he saw smoke plumes from as far away as DeBeque on Interstate 70.

By the time Roberts arrived at his home in Mesa, the fire was two houses away. He said he threw his belongings in his truck. He made a point to grab the beer from his refrigerator on the way out.

It was 9:30 p.m. and Roberts was sipping a beer near the fire station, looking south toward his home. “I can see the lights, so maybe my house is still OK.”