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Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time
Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...
Correctional Center in Garfield County evacuated due to Lee Fire threat
DENVER ( KDVR) — 179 individuals in custody at Rifle Correctional Center are being evacuated due to the Lee Fire in Rio ...
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WILDFIRE LATEST: Lee fire grows rapidly overnight
The Leroux Fire near Hotchkiss has burned 195 acres, and firefighters have dramatically increased the fire’s containment to ...
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179 inmates to be evacuated on the Western Slope due to rapidly growing fire
The Colorado Department of Corrections is beginning to evacuate 179 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center due to the ...
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Saturday Update: Elk and Lee fires surpass 100,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county surpassed 103,000 combined acres as of Saturday morning, prompting additional ...
The Colorado Sun1d
Lee fire in northwestern Colorado, fueled by strong winds, grows to 60,000 acres
After a spot fire spread into the Colorado 64 corridor west of Meeker, firefighters stopped the flames from making a run ...
Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope
A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...