One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado was expected to worsen early Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fueled the flames and officials stood ready to order additional

Information is continuing to be released from state agencies after several wildfires across Colorado caused evacuations and pre-evacuations after growing in size.

S parked by lightning just over a week ago, the Lee fire has scorched more than 106,000 acres in Colorado, becoming one of the state's largest wildfires on record. Newsweek reached out to the Elk and Lee fires public information officer for comment via email on Sunday.