Fire in SW Colorado 10 Percent Contained

Nearly 400 firefighters are working on the fire

 

 

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped to lessen the intensity of a fire burning in southwest Colorado, but officials say it didn’t do much to help firefighters in their efforts to put it out.

Fire spokeswoman Vickie Russo says the fire burning 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Durango remains at 10 percent containment but grew only by about 150 acres (61 hectares) on Sunday.

Russo says too little rain fell to help ease the overly dry conditions.

Nearly 400 firefighters are working on the fire, which has burned about 3.75 square miles (9.7 square kilometers) of timber and brush in the San Juan National Forest.

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About 1,500 residents in the area have been evacuated because of the fire and hundreds of others have been put on pre-evacuation notice.

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Nearly 400 firefighters are working on the fire     DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped to lessen the intensity of a fire burning in southwest Colorado, but officials say it didn’t do much to help firefighters in their efforts to put it out. Fire spokeswoman Vickie Russo says the fire burning 10 miles (16 […]

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