Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters late Thursday night that a body was found in the rubble of the Waldo Canyon fire and that one other person was missing who lived at the same address.
The fire - which destroyed 300 homes and forced some 36,000 people to evacuate - is just 15 percent contained.
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US President Barack Obama planned to visit the area Friday after declaring a "major disaster" in the state, which has been battling several major wildfires.
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