The nearly 13,000 hectares of wildfire burning in Eastern Utah on Monday evening crossed the Colorado limit and spread to Montrose County, according to fire brigade officers.
That fire, the Deer Creek Fire, joins four others who are already burning on the western slope of Colorado.
According to brand agencies in the area, those four have already destroyed at least 7,981 hectares.
Spring to: Deer Creek Fire | South Rim Fire | Wright Trek fire | Turner Gulch Fire | Sowbelly Fire
Deer Creek Fire near Paradox
Utah’s Deer Creek Fire Almost 3,000 hectares grew between Monday and Tuesday and slowly spread across the border of Colorado, the fire brigade officers of Utah said.
From Tuesday morning the fire burned on 12,906 hectares in Oost -Utah and West -Colorado and was 7% contained, according to fire brigade. That is an increase of 2,848 hectares compared to the estimate of Monday morning.
It is unknown how much the fire was burned in Colorado, but Utah fire brigade officials said it crossed the state near Paradox, just north of Colorado 90.
Thunderstorms and irregular winds that are predicted on Tuesday afternoon can increase fire activity, according to Utah Fire infoA Task Force that cooperates with national and federal agencies.
South Rim Fire near Montrose
The natural fire that burned in and near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, grew to nearly 4,000 hectares on Monday evening, according to fire brigade.
From Monday, the South Rim Fire had 3,988 hectares without inclusion, according to federal officials.
The nature fire, about 15 miles northeast of Montrose, is one of the four fires that are fueled by lightning during a Thursday storm and still burns.
They burn and the Deer Creek Fire Together brought Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a verbal disaster statement on Sunday.
South Rim Fire Brigade Officers organize a community meeting in Grace Community Church on 16731 Woodgate Road in Montrose. The meeting starts on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Wright Trek Vuur and Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway
Two forest fires that burn the southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa County have according to the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit.
The fires near Gateway were last mapped at 12:51 pm Monday, According to fire brigade officials.
At that time, the Turner Gulch Fire burned on 1,470 hectares and the nearby Wright Trek fire had destroyed 249 hectares.
Colorado 141 is closed Between Mile Marker 120 and Mijl Marker 124 for the fire, officials said. The public is asked to avoid the area.
The area around Colorado 141 from Mijl Marker 120 to Mijl Marker 131 was evacuated, said civil servants. The next part between mile markings 131 and 137 remains under pre-evacuation assignments.
Sowbelly Fire near Delta
The natural fire in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness area on the outskirts of three West -Colorado provinces was still on 2,274 hectares on Monday evening, according to fire officials.
No enclosure has been made to the Sowbelly FireHe burns in parts of the provinces of Montrose, Delta and Mesa, said fire brigade officers.
The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness area is approximately 12 miles west of Delta.
According to fire officials, more than 70 firefighters remained in the field to fight the flames.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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