The Aspen Acres fire started one week ago, on June 29, and is now the seventh-largest in the state’s recorded history. By Monday afternoon, it had burned at least 263 homes and four commercial businesses in Pueblo and Custer counties and was 13% contained, officials said.
Individual dies on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday.
All areas that were on pre-evacuation status in Fremont County were moved to mandatory evacuation orders Sunday as the Aspen Acres fire spread.
The Willow fire is one of four active fires in Colorado that together have consumed more than 160,000 acres. The combined burn area of the Willow, Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain and Ferris fires is roughly 250 square miles.
Three firefighters — Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson — who were killed battling flames on the Colorado-Utah border are being remembered as brave heroes who were trailblazers in their industries.
Four Colorado wildfires burned across another 41 square miles on the Fourth of July as thousands of people remain displaced.
16th annual Park Hill 4th of July parade in Denver, Colorado, celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
Popular tourist attraction Bishop Castle in Rye is still standing after the Aspen Acres fire burned close to the structure, officials said
Thousands of Coloradans are still displaced by wildfires burning across the state, with the Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo County roaring across 28 square miles in less than a day, making it the eighth largest wildfire in Colorado history.
The Aspen Acres fire burning in southern Colorado raced across more than 27 square miles overnight, forcing evacuations and making it the eighth largest wildfire in state history.