BELLVUE, Colo.—More residents near a 93-square-mile blaze in northern Colorado have been warned to be ready to leave because of a spot fire ignited ahead of the main fire.
Meanwhile a new fire west of Craig prompted an unknown number of evacuations Tuesday. Moffat County Sheriff Tim Jantz tells the Craig Daily Press ( ) the fire is burning on an estimated 2,000 acres.
The High Park fire in northern Colorado is 55 percent contained. It has caused hundreds of people to evacuate and destroyed at least 189 homes, some as recently as Sunday, since lightning started it June 9. Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg says it could be months before it is fully controlled.
Another wildfire burning near Lake George has grown to 1,100 acres and is 23 percent contained.
