Colorado: Worst-case fire scenario unfolding, with multiple starts across the state and rapidly growing fires

In the midst of the High Park burned area at the Buckhorn communications site. Photo courtesy USFS/InciWeb.org.

Dry lightning forecast Sunday could spark new blazes in tinder-dry fuels

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — A worst-case fire scenario is unfolding in Colorado.

In addition to the 80,000-acre High Park Fire, several new starts are growing rapidly and may stretch firefighting resources across the state.

Updates on all the fires, along with contact information, evacuation notices and smoke-related health information are online at www.inciweb.org. (more…)

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