4 wildfires burning around Colorado's western slope
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Several wildfires continue to eat their way through western Colorado, with the Turner Gulch fire in Mesa County growing more than 6,000 acres overnight after crossing over from Utah. On the other side of the canyon,
LA SAL, San Juan County — The Deer Creek Fire, which started in eastern Utah on July 10 and has already destroyed several structures, has crossed the state line into Colorado, state fire officials said Monday night.
The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires near Gateway in Mesa County have burned over 8,300 acres combined, with 0% containment The Sowbelly Fire spans 2,274 acres across Montrose, Delta, and Mesa counties;
A rapidly growing and still-uncontained fire that's already destroyed five buildings in eastern Utah is fast approaching the state line with Colorado.
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.
The South Rim Fire and other western slope blazes led to three Colorado counties being declared disasters. See the latest map of the fires.
The fires varied in size but have already forced several evacuations and pre-evacuation notices, closed a national park, and the Deer Creek Fire near the Utah state line has already destroyed at least five buildings.
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,
Massive 'Firenado' awes, frightens over Deer Creek Fire in southeastern Utah