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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2002

A fire at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado was 80 percent contained as of Sunday.

The 2,600-acre blaze has threatened some of the park's historic Puebloan structures. But they mostly escaped any harm.

Parts of the park are set to reopen later this week.

Get the Story:
Parts of Mesa Verde could reopen by Friday (AP 8/5)
Mesa Verde to reopen Friday (The Denver Post 8/4)
Monsoons slow Mesa Verde fire (The Farmington Daily-Times 8/3)

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Crews continue to fight Mesa Verde fire (8/2)
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Fire shuts down Mesa Verde park (7/30)