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Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including one at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.
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.
High winds and dry, hot weather continue to fuel multiple fires in southwest Colorado on Tuesday, challenging fire crews and prompting evacuations.
“Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County,” the outlet reported.
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.
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Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties — here's what you need to know.
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.
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ABC4 Utah on MSNDeer Creek fire now 7% contained, smoke visible from Dead Horse Point State ParkThe Deer Creek fire burning in San Juan County is now 7% contained and has burnt about 12,906 acres, according to the latest information posted by the Utah Department of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.