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Wildfires · AspenAn abandoned campfire sparked the La Plata Fire burning on a Colorado 14er south of Leadville, according to a U.S. Forest Service fire investigator. The human-caused wildfire burning on La Plata Peak, the fifth-highest peak in the state, closed access to the 14,343-foot summit after the blaze was reported Sunday. An update posted to social media Friday estimated the fire at 90 acres with 0% containment. Scattered thunderstorms on Friday could br…See the Story
Abandoned campfire sparked La Plata Fire burning on Colorado 14er, closing access to the summit
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