Wildfire forces evacuations in popular Colorado resort town
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A small wildfire has mandatory sparked evacuations in a popular Colorado resort town as wind gusts threaten to fan the flames.
A small wildfire has sparked mandatory evacuations in a popular Colorado resort town as wind gusts threaten to fan the flames.
The Kruger Fire broke out Tuesday morning near Kruger Rock in Larimer County, just outside Estes Park, a mountain town with about 6,000 residents. The neighborhoods of Little Valley Drive, Hermit Park and Uplands of Fish Creek Road were ordered to evacuate that same morning.
By Tuesday evening, the blaze had grown to 133 acres with 15% containment, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
"Multiple resources responded and found the fire burning in very steep terrain," the sheriff's office said in a statement Tuesday. "Gusting winds and low relative humidity caused the fire to spread quickly and threatened several structures in the area."
