Colorado, fire and wildfires
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The Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway has reached 15,286 acres as of Friday afternoon, but firefighting personnel have contained 34% of the blaze.
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.
The South Rim Fire burning inside Colorado's Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has destroyed several structures and areas throughout the park, officials announced on Friday.
A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on Wednesday, prompting an air quality health advisory. The smoke is from four wildfires burning in
Initial assessments show that the visitor center and entrance booth survived the fire, but other buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.