A helicopter air tanker dumps water as the sun sets at the Beaver Creek wildfire outside Hailey, Idaho, August 17, 2013. A fast-moving central Idaho wildfire forced the evacuation of 2,250 homes near the tourist towns of Hailey and Ketchum as firefighters lost ground on Saturday against the blaze, which also threatens the Sun Valley ski resort.
A lightning-induced wildfire spanning more than 100 square miles raged through central Idaho Saturday, threatening 10,000 homes in its path. More than 700 firefighters have been deployed to the scene, where an estimated 2,250 people have been forced to evacuate.
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A helicopter tanker drops fire retardant near a home at the Beaver Creek wildfire outside Ketchum.
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Taylor Ashliman, 6, and her family friend Kim Hayes wear respiratory masks to protect themselves from the smoke as they walk along Main Street in Hailey.
The wildfire is burning eerily close to many homes and subdivisions, leading officials to declare it the "top priority" in the realm of wildfires. Here, a tanker helicopter drops water as a firefighter works to douse a hot spot.
A helicopter air tanker flies over the Golden Eagle subdivision near the town of Hailey, which was engulfed by the flames.
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Power workers replace burned power poles at the Beaver Creek wildfire. The blaze is nearby the international ski destination of Sun Valley—which celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis frequent.
A spokesman for the rescue workers, Lucie Bond, confirmed Sunday that no lives have been lost. "Firefighters have been going house to house to decrease the risk. We're simply not going to leave homes unprotected."
Here, Darin D. Sales of Hailey takes photos of the fire, looming above the Wood River Valley town.
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