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The nearly 13,000-acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado border Monday night, joining four other fires already burning on the Western Slope, fire officials said.
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The Deer Creek Fire, which started in eastern Utah and has already destroyed several structures, has crossed the state line into Colorado, state fire officials said.
Afternoon thunderstorms on the Western Slope have fanned the flames with gusty winds. Meaningful rain isn’t expected until Friday.
Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a relatively slow day of growth, according to fire officials.
As wildfires continue to consume acreage in western Colorado, officials say one of the blazes has exploded in size, ballooning from about 1,400 acres Monday to more than 8,000 acres Tuesday morning. That wildfire,
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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park remains evacuated and closed due to the South Rim Fire, which grew to nearly 4,000 acres by Monday morning and remains zero percent contained.
Multiple resources from across the state, including a local Colorado Springs Fire Department crew, have responded to the Colorado Western Slope as wildfires continue to burn without containment.
A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the state. The Turner Gulch Fire burning about 8 miles northeast of Gateway ballooned from 1,
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A look at the nearly 10 wildfires burning across Colorado's Western Slope that have consumed over 10,000 acres.
Colorado officials are thanking firefighters for their quick action after multiple fires threatened nearby homes.