The team has built a few versions of their helicopter, named after the Gamera, a fire-breathing flying turtle and monster contemporary of Godzilla.

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"It was like looking at the worst movie set you could imagine, " Gov. John Hickenlooper said after flying over the 9-square-mile fire late Tuesday.

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