DENVER (Reuters) – An out-of-control wildfire has charred 2,000 acres, destroyed at least one house and forced the evacuations of 336 homes in a mountain canyon west of Fort Collins, Colorado, fire officials said on Sunday.

More than 200 firefighting ground crews are battling the blaze about 65 miles northwest of Denver, Nick Christensen, spokesman for Larimer County, Colorado told reporters at a mid-morning briefing.

Wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour in the narrow canyon blew the fire up from 20 acres to 2,000 overnight as flames roared into two subdivisions, prompting the early-morning evacuations, Christensen said.

“We experienced extreme conditions last night and anticipate more structure damage,” Christensen said.

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BREGA, Libya (Reuters) – Warplanes flew over Brega on Sunday as rebels fought troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of the east Libyan oil town, rebel fighters said.

Near the eastern gate of Brega, a sparsely populated settlement spread over more than 25 km (15 miles), aircraft and the thud of explosions and machinegun fire could be heard.

Black smoke rose further west and hundreds of cars carrying volunteer rebel fighters streamed away from the town. Later, half a dozen rockets struck near the gate.

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