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Posted on June 28, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Winds fanning western Colorado blaze; threatened wells have been shut down

Pine Ridge Fire, Mesa County, Colorado.

June 28, 2012 map of Pine Ridge Fire, Mesa County, Colorado.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — Federal officials said there are 35 active gas and oil wells within about five miles of the 1,500-acre Pine Ridge Fire in Mesa County, and that the fire has already burned past one well.

Fighting wildfires in an area with oil and gas development adds complexity and raises special safety issues, said BLM spokesman David Boyd.

“We know who the operators are and we call them right away,” Boyd said, explaining that the wells can be turned of from remote locations, and the wells near the Pine Ridge Fire have been shut down.

Visit the InciWeb.org Pine Ridge web page for updates. On Twitter, info on the fire is under the #PineRidgeFire hashtag. (more…)

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