Colorado Wildfires Expand as Evacuations Continue
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A large wildfire in Colorado, the Lee fire, has burned over 167 square miles, prompting evacuations including the safe removal of 179 inmates from Rifle Correctional Center, and is now the sixth-largest in the state's history. Firefighters are actively battling the blaze amid challenging conditions, while nearby air quality is affected. Concurrent fires in California are also being contained, with efforts ongoing to manage the damage and evacuations.
- Colorado prison evacuated as wildfire becomes one of largest in state history The Guardian
- Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather NPR
- Lee Fire 6% contained; evacuations still in effect in Garfield County Post Independent
- Saturday Update: Elk and Lee fires surpass 100,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties SteamboatToday.com
- Lee Fire in Western Colorado gains 27,000 acres overnight, new evacuations ordered CBS News
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