Another wildfire starts in Colorado, evacuations ordered
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - As firefighters continue to work towards containing the Mullen and Cameron Peak Fires, officials now have to battle a third fire in northern Colorado.
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - As firefighters continue to work towards containing the Mullen and Cameron Peak Fires, officials now have to battle a third fire in northern Colorado.
The Calwood Fire was first reported Saturday afternoon. It has already burned nearly 9,000 acres and is five percent contained as of Sunday afternoon. Over 400 firefighters are working to control it.
The blaze started just about three miles northwest of Jamestown, Colorado which is northwest of Boulder, Colorado. According to the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management, the town has been evacuated.
The Mullen Fire, burning in the Medicine Bow National Forest west of Laramie, Wyoming, has burned over 176,000 acres and is 55 percent contained.
The Cameron Peak Fire has burned over 203,000 acres as of Sunday, making it the largest fire in Colorado history. It is 62 percent contained.