Colorado, fire and wildfires
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Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.
The South Rim Fire burning inside Colorado's Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has destroyed several structures and areas throughout the park, officials announced on Friday.
Evacuation orders were issued for residents within a one-mile radius of 1800 County Road 309, the website indicates. Pre-evacuations have been requested for those within a two-mile radius of the fire, according to the Grand Valley Fire Protection District.
A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on Wednesday, prompting an air quality health advisory. The smoke is from four wildfires burning in
Initial assessments show that the visitor center and entrance booth survived the fire, but other buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.