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'Panic Like No Other': Beulah Family Evacuates as Aspen Acres Fire Spreads, Worries for Cat Left Behind

  • On Sunday evening, the Aspen Acres Fire reached 89,055 acres and 14% containment, according to the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team overseeing firefighting operations.
  • Officials believe the fire was human-caused, though investigation remains ongoing; it has destroyed at least 212 structures, including the historic Horseshoe Lodge in Beulah Mountain Park.
  • More than 1,000 personnel are currently fighting the flames with helicopters and air tankers, while thousands remain under mandatory evacuation in Beulah, Rye, Wetmore, San Isabel, and Colorado City.
  • Erratic winds and lightning from Sunday thunderstorms hindered containment efforts, while Colorado Highway 165 remains closed and officials monitor I-25 for potential closure.
  • Four active Colorado wildfires—Willow, Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain, and Ferris—have consumed more than 160,000 acres combined, prompting the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to issue statewide air quality advisories.
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Thunderstorms, heat and wind will hamper efforts to contain Colorado wildfires

Thunderstorms with high winds could make it more difficult to contain a massive wildfire that has scorched parts of southern Colorado.

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Colorado Public Radio broke the news on Monday, June 29, 2026.
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