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The cause of the explosion remains under investigation at this time. The size of the Oakdale Fire is at 78 acres. An update from the Yolo County Sheriff's Department stated that residents of Madison and Madison Migrant Center are allowed to return home. People are urged to avoid the area for several more days to allow time for the fire to cool and also to allow fire crews and law enforcement space and time to do their jobs safely.
Colorado has seen its fair share of wildfires over the years, but the numbers really start to tell the story when you look at them year by year.
From just a few thousand acres burned in the '90s to massive jumps in the 2000s, it’s clear something has changed.
We dug into the data to see which years were the worst and how things have shifted across the state.
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