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Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire reaches 12% containment as firefighters continue battling Western Slope fires

At least 15 fires have burned more than 216,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio ...
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Crews gain containment on Lee fire as Colorado governor issues disaster declaration

Good news arrived to the Western Slope. While the Lee Fire continues to grow in acreage, containment has gone up and the fire ...
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Lee Fire on track to overtake Hayman Fire as the fourth-largest wildfire in Colorado history

RIO BLANCO AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) - The Lee Fire has grown to 133,602 acres as of Friday, August 15, putting it ...

Lee Fire in northwestern Colorado surpasses 100,000 acres as fire crews get some containment

The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations.
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Colorado Engulfed: Lee Fire Becomes Fifth-Largest Wildfire Amid Statewide Destruction and Evacuations

The article details the ongoing wildfires in Colorado, particularly the Lee and Elk Fires, and their effects on local ...

Colorado wildfires: 5 homes destroyed in Elk Fire, Lee Fire as containment grows

Wildfire officials say the fires that have burned more than 130,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have destroyed five homes.

3 homes burned in Lee Fire, 2 homes burned in Elk Fire burning in Colorado

Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one ...
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Behind the line of the Lee Fire with Colorado's wildland firefighters

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious ...

Lee Fire, Crosho Fire burning in northwestern Colorado

The Lee Fire is now more than 127,000 acres, and the Crosho Fire has burned 1,700.