Colorado wildfires: Uncontained fires scorch nearly 85,000 acres, ‘critical fire weather’ forecast
The Snyder fire, Gold Mountain fire, Ferris fire, Willow fire and Aspen Acres fire had consumed more than 82,000 acres across Colorado on Tuesday.
The Snyder fire, Gold Mountain fire, Ferris fire, Willow fire and Aspen Acres fire had consumed more than 82,000 acres across Colorado on Tuesday.
Aspen Acres, Ferris, Gold Mountain, Snyder and Willow fires are burning 76,000 acres on the Western Slope and south of Pueblo.
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The entire town of Beulah is under a mandatory evacuation because of the threat of the Aspen Acres fire, which started in Custer County on Monday morning.
Federal investigators are examining the deaths of three wildland firefighters killed battling the Snyder Mesa fire in western Colorado over the weekend in what officials called a “burnover” event.
The Willow fire started Sunday on U.S. Forest Service land below Mount Massive, near Twin Mounds, according to the Lake County Office of Emergency Management.
The firefighters killed over the weekend were identified as Emily Barker of Michigan, Nick Hutcherson of Arizona and Sydney Watson of Alabama.
Three wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed roughly 44,000 acres, killed three firefighters and injured two.
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The Gold Mountain fire sparked Saturday evening on U.S. Forest Service land near Ouray, forcing evacuations north of the Colorado mountain town.