Call NumberRMN-042-4448CreatorBarry GutierrezSummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: 500-foot flames balloon over Haflin Canyon on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. With 30 percent contained, the fire forced evacuation of more than 1,200 homes. This photograph is one of a series of images by the Rocky Mountain News Photography Staff of the largest wildfires in Colorado history. The News' photographers won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for their coverage.SubjectMissionary Ridge Fire (Colo.)Forest fires2003 Pulitzer Prize (Breaking News Photography)Colorado on FireGeographic AreaDurango (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
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