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Colorado wildfires: Oak fire forces evacuations, threatens 2,000 homes near Pagosa Springs

More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday afternoon near Pagosa Springs.

CBS News · 15h

Wildfires in western Colorado growing rapidly, offer new threats

The Lee Fire near Meeker, now the fifth largest fire in Colorado's history, is just one four major fires in western Colorado threatening homes and other structures as firefighters struggle to get containment.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuation of Colorado prison

A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials said. The ongoing spread of the Lee Fire in western Colorado forced the relocation of 179 incarcerated individuals at the Rifle Correctional Center to the Buena Vista Correctional Complex on Aug.

Crews make progress on Elk Fire burning in Colorado while Lee Fire continues to be challenging

Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one ...

37mon MSN

Colorado wildfires continue to grow. See latest news and map of 2025 blazes

The Lee Fire in Colorado has destroyed more than 116,000 acres and threatens power and energy infrastructure. See the latest wildfire map and updates.

3hon MSN

Lee Fire now among largest in Colorado history: How it compares

The Lee Fire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope is officially one of the largest that the state has ever seen.

Colorado Public Radio15h

As Lee Fire gets closer to communities, Rifle residents get updates from officials at meeting

The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.

Daily Camera2h

Colorado wildfires: Stoner Mesa fire doubles in size in San Juan National Forest

Multiple wildfires burning across Colorado consumed thousands of acres on Monday, and one fire in the San Juan National ...

18h

Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire grows to one of the largest in state history as containment reaches 7%

Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, which has grown to become the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado ...

21hon MSN

Lee Fire now fifth-largest single wildfire in Colorado history. These are the other four.

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 113,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the ...

Steamboat Pilot & Today1h

Now the 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Lee Fire grows to more than 110,000 acres as ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected to continue

Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...