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CBS News on MSN · 1h

Lee Fire now fifth-largest single wildfire in Colorado history. These are the other four.

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 113,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the state's fifth-largest wildfire. Here are the four largest fires in the state's history.

The Denver Post · 1d

Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire grows to one of the largest in state history

The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center in response to the rapidly evolving Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County.

Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Lee Fire in Western Colorado gains 27,000 acres overnight, new evacuations ordered

The Lee Fire burning in Western Colorado has begun racing south after winds shifted away from the town of Meeker on Friday, prompting officials to declare new evacuation zones.

NBC News · 23h

Wildfires burn thousands of acres, prompt evacuations in Colorado

Two wildfires caused by lightning strikes were burning out of control in northwest Colorado on Sunday, forcing evacuations that included nearly 200 inmates at a nearby prison. NBC News’ Dana Griffin has more.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Colorado wildfire scorches over 100,000 acres

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.

4h

Lee Fire becomes 5th largest in Colorado history as Oak Fire burns to the south

The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as ...

6hon MSN

Colorado wildfire updates: Lee Fire grows to 5th largest in state history, Craig fire controlled

Several fires are burning across western Colorado, with some at historic sizes and other causing evacuations of Western Slope ...

KKCO 11 News on MSN1h

FIRE UPDATE: Lee Fire surpasses 60,000 acres

A large loss of forest could be detrimental to the Western Slope. “When you’re in the low country and the range lands, many ...

4don MSN

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 ...

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