“I looked that way and Ordway was on fire,” said Nadia Vogt, one of the evacuees.

The wildfire in Ordway, north of Rocky Ford, leveled several homes. The gas line at one of them was still on fire a few hours after the blaze tore through the generations-old home. “It’s just…we lost everything, everything sentimental,” said Earl Brewer.

“I’m scared, worried. I’m worried about the people in town,” said Michelle Martson. She said her husband was burning trash on Monday morning. It was out, but she believes the wind may have flared the fire up on Tuesday afternoon.

Several power lines were downed and still on fire in the middle of the roads. “This is a tragedy. People have lost their homes. There are dead cows in the field,” said Jacob Mason, a resident of the small town.

Thousands were forced to evacuate. “I grabbed my dog, my car and I ran,” said Vogt.

Red Cross is providing relief efforts for the thousands who were forced to leave.