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Lee Fire becomes 5th largest in Colorado history as Oak Fire burns to the south

The Lee Fire has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, as crews continued to battle fires in several parts ...

Lee fire surpasses 5th largest wildfire in state history, Elk fire containment increases

The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office.

Lee Fire in Colorado map: A look at impacted cities and warnings issued as wildfire tops 106k acres

The Lee Fire, the biggest of three wildfires in northwest Colorado, spread to over 100,000 acres over night and forced ...
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Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time

Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...

When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other

When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...