Fire in Dubois

In this Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire, firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo. Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire, firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo. Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows the frozen remains of building after a raging fire that swept through Dubois, Wyo. on Tuesday night. Huge flames ripped through the historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows the frozen remains of building after a raging fire that swept through Dubois, Wyo. on Tuesday night. Huge flames ripped through the historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo.  Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo. Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire, firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo. Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows the frozen remains of building after a raging fire that swept through Dubois, Wyo. on Tuesday night. Huge flames ripped through the historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)
This Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by Kate Wiltshire shows firefighters attack a raging fire in Dubois, Wyo.  Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but Mayor Twila Blakeman credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading even further. (AP Photo/Kate Wiltshire)

Fire ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town of Dubois.

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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