Evacuations Ordered for Gateway Area in Western Colorado Due to Wildfires

Growing wildfires force evacuations in western Colorado; blaze in Utah approaches state line

As heavy winds feed the South Rim fire and other blazes in the western part of the state, a growing wildfire in Utah threatens to cross the Colorado border, according to emergency officials.

Colorado wildfires: Four fires burning on thousands of acres in western Colorado, fifth approaching from Utah

Four wildfires are burning on thousands of acres in western Colorado, prompting a slew of mandatory evacuations, and a fifth fire is approaching from Utah, federal officials said in Sunday morning updates. South Rim fire The lightning-sparked South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has burned 3,556 acres with no containment since Thursday, according to a Sunday morning update from the National Park Service. Bostwick Park in …

Evacuations ordered for Gateway area in western Colorado due to wildfires

Crews are battling the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires near Gateway in Mesa County.

Evacuations ordered in Gateway area due to wildfires

Gateway wildfire evacuations in effect for areas along Highway 141

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Fires across western Colo. force evacuations, challenge crews with steep terrain

The South Rim fire, the largest of four Colorado blazes ignited by a lightning storm, has caused over $3 million in damages, while other fires threaten structures and power lines