Call NumberRMN-042-4446CreatorBarry GutierrezSummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: A barn bursts into flames after it is caught in the Valley Fire, a smaller blaze that broke out near the much larger Missionary Ridge Fire northeast of Durango. The Valley Fire destroyed 11 homes the first day. 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.SubjectValley Fire (Colo.)Forest fires2003 Pulitzer Prize (Breaking News Photography)Colorado on FireGeographic AreaDurango (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
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